{"product_id":"lion-hearts-the-richly-drawn-action-packed-historical-adventure-from-the-sunday-times-bestseller","title":"Lion Hearts: the richly drawn, action-packed historical adventure from the Sunday Times bestseller","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Bloody and beguiling' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A salty, action-packed saga' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMAIL ON SUNDAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA COUNTRY ON THE BRINK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1350.\u003c\/b\u003e England reels in the aftermath of the Black Death. Towns emptied, families shattered, a kingdom weakened, and yet still, worse is to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN ALLY TURNED FOE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a failed alliance, the Castilians grow ever bolder in their threats against the Crown, mounting attacks onto English shores and even stealing people away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA FINAL CRUSADE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLoveday FitzTalbot has survived a lifetime of battles, but never an enemy this elusive. When his newfound family is threatened, he is forced into dangerous work for a man whose loyalties shift like the tide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis unknowingly leads him to a long-awaited reunion, a battle unlike any he has faced before and a final farewell that will change everything...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSee medieval England brought thrillingly to life by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling historian Dan Jones in this epic, action-packed adventure that can be read as part of the Essex Dogs series or as a standalone. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for THE ESSEX DOGS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003ci\u003eWolves of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e is a horrible joy to read: horrible because of the vivid, random bloodshed, and a joy because of the easy authenticity of his prose... If you've ever enjoyed a Ridley Scott film, go and buy this book!' \u003cb\u003eALICE WINN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dan Jones' fiction rings with the authority of his scholarly history.' \u003cb\u003ePHILIPPA GREGORY\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'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\u003cbr\u003e 'This is the Hundred Years' War as directed by Oliver Stone with a historian's eye for detail.' \u003cb\u003eELODIE HARPER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Battle-bloody, brutal and perfectly pitched.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 384 pages | Published July 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63994458603869,"sku":"9781838937973","price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9781838937973.jpg?v=1774573280","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/lion-hearts-the-richly-drawn-action-packed-historical-adventure-from-the-sunday-times-bestseller","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}