{"product_id":"9781838937959","title":"Wolves of Winter","description":"\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNobody but Dan Jones could write this story... It captures the grime, blood, sweat and friendship of medieval war brilliantly.' GARETH RUSSELL\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e  AN ENDLESS WAR.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003eA BLOOD-SOAKED BATTLEFIELD.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003eA BAND OF BROTHERS\u003c\/b\u003e    \u003cb\u003e1347. \u003c\/b\u003eBruised and bloodied by an epic battle at Cr cy, six soldiers of fortune known as the Essex Dogs pick through the wreckage of the fighting   and their own lives.    Now a new siege is beginning, and the Dogs are sent to attack the soaring walls of Calais. King Edward has vowed no Englishman will leave France til this city falls. To get home, they must survive a merciless winter in a lawless camp deadlier than any battlefield.    Obsessed with tracking down the vanished Captain, Loveday struggles to control his own men. Romford is haunted by the reappearance of a horrific figure from his past. And Scotsman is spiralling into a pit of drink, violence and self-pity.    The Dogs are being torn apart   but this war is far from over. It won t be long before they lose more of their own     \u003cb\u003eFrom a vast siege camp built outside Calais' walls, to pirate ships patrolling the harbour, and finally into the darkest corners of oligarchs  houses inside a starving city, this captivating and darkly comic story brings the fourteenth century vividly to life. A searing tale about merchants, money and the medieval  deep state , this is a must-read for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e  Praise for \u003ci\u003eEssex Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e  'Oddly joyous   rolling action, fast-paced, a book that draws you in page by page. The way Dan Jones writes enemies reminds me of Cornwell at his best, turning up tension click by click.' \u003cb\u003eCONN IGGULDEN  \u003c\/b\u003e'A testosterone fuelled, blood soaked rampage across the Middle Ages, this is the Hundred Years' War as directed by Oliver Stone with a historian's eye for detail' \u003cb\u003eELODIE HARPER\u003c\/b\u003e  'A new champion has entered the front line of historical fiction to stand shoulder to shoulder with Bernard Cornwell.' \u003cb\u003eJANE JOHNSON\u003c\/b\u003e   'Battle-bloody, brutal and perfectly pitched.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  'With a cast of unforgettable characters, written with irrepressible verve.' \u003cb\u003eSIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE \u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45464857542877,"sku":"9781838937959","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9781838937959.jpg?v=1720087277","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9781838937959","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}