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For new writers of historical fiction, this accomplished debut novel sets a high standard indeed. In short, Sworn Sword is an excellent read, full of intrigue and vivid, realistic battles. Rarely have I been so transported into the world of the medieval knight, and his environs. The fate of the Kingdom hangs in the balance. A plot which, if allowed to succeed, threatens to undermine the entire Conquest. Yet even as Tancred seeks vengeance for his lord's murder, he finds himself caught up in secret dealings between a powerful Norman magnate and a shadow from the past.Īs the Norman and English armies prepare to clash, Tancred begins to uncover a plot which harks back to the day of Hastings itself. Soon the enemy are on the march, led by the dispossessed prince Eadgar, the last of the ancient Saxon line, who is determined to seize the realm he believes is his. Badly wounded, Tancred barely escapes with his life. In the battle that ensues, their army is slaughtered almost to a man. Tancred a Dinant, an ambitious and oath-sworn knight and a proud leader of men, is among them, hungry for battle, for silver and for land.īut at Durham the Normans are ambushed in the streets by English rebels.

In the depths of winter, two thousand Normans march to subdue the troublesome province of Northumbria. Less than three years have passed since Hastings and the death of the usurper, Harold Godwineson. Brilliant first novel in the mould of Requiem by Robyn Young. Yet one path lies ahead for Dunk and Egg: onward toward destiny.An ambitious young Norman soldier fights against desperate odds to consolidate the conquest of England in the years after the Battle of Hastings. Martin fashion, heroes and villains are never clear-cut, and political alliances threaten to slice the deepest. Peace is ever elusive for Dunk and Egg, as they are soon embroiled in the schemes of local nobility, while a darker, greater thread threatens to unravel long-held truths of the Battle of Redgrass Field. Along the way, the elderly knight Ser Eustace takes both men under his charge, alongside another knight-and this one promises trouble. Martin's epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, The Sworn Sword graphic novel follows the adventures of Ser Duncan and his squire, Egg, as they quest for honor and glory in the Seven Kingdoms.Īfter the deaths, surprises, and heroics in The Hedge Knight, Dunk and Egg continue their journey in search of the fair puppeteer Tanselle.

In this comic book/graphic novel adaptation set one hundred years before the events in George R.R.