I really thought I'd like this as it read really well, with some great reviews. Unfortunately right from the start I struggled with it. I just couldn't settle into a rhythm and none of the characters stood for me. It's clearly written well enough, just not ins style I resonated with. Not sure abo...
Brethren: An Epic Adventure of the Knights Templar
She was heading towards the great hall, between the rows of horses and carts. Beyond her, the tunnel led through the twin-towered gatehouse to the outside world. The portcullis was still raised to allow any last guests to enter. The two guards on watch had their backs to the courtyard and were le...
To the right the brittle grass stretched into brown fields that sloped towards the sea, while to the left the ground rose steeply into tree-tangled summits. Near the front of the train rode King Edward, his destrier sure-footed on the frost-bitten ground. Bayard, his favourite, was a huge, muscul...
replied the man, slamming the knife down and taking off the fish’s head. He jerked his thumb toward a door behind him. “But there’re no rooms if that’s what you’re after.” Will moved past him into a dark, musty-smelling room where a scrawny man with carroty hair was maneuvering a barrel across th...