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The Rebellion series by Mark Turnbull (#1-2)
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Overview: Mark Turnbull is the author of Allegiance of Blood and is the editor of the Historical Novel Society's online newsletter.
Genre: Fiction > General Fiction/Classics
1. The King's Spy
Northamptonshire. 14th June 1645. The Battle of Naseby is set to decide the outcome of the civil war in England.
The armies of King Charles I face those of Parliament and its untested New Model Army. Yet amidst the carnage, an intensely personal battle takes place between two men.
Captain Maxwell Walker is a royalist cavalry officer, widower and father. Loyal and brave, but haunted by his grief, Maxwell thirsts for revenge. His life has never been the same since his encounter with the parliamentarian Gervase Harper, a man whose ruthless streak sees him prosecute the war with vigour. Harper cuts down anyone who gets in his way. Maxwell’s wife was no exception.
The outcome of Naseby causes Maxwell to be tasked with a royal rescue mission. The King’s most personal possession must be retrieved. His cypher would allow Parliament to decode captured royal correspondence and that would deal a major blow in the propaganda war.
The soldier must play the spy. His actions, however, earn him the enmity of both sides. The hunter becomes the hunted.
Facing a murder charge, as well as a great siege, Maxwell makes a discovery that might just save himself and the King’s remaining cavalry.
However, all of this rests upon his next encounter with Gervase Harper.
Note: Few of the named characters' names are entirely fictional while the other named characters are historical (check the Historical note by the end of the book).
2. The King's Captain
October 1645. A bloody civil war divides England, Scotland and Ireland.
The royalist cause is in its death throes. But a solitary hope remains; that the last of King Charles I’s cavalrymen can join with the Marquis of Montrose, a legendary Scottish commander who has secured that country for the king.
Captain Maxwell Walker is one of these cavalrymen. A widower haunted by the murder of his wife, he is driven by revenge and love for his two sons.
The Yorkshire village of Sherburn-in-Elmet proves pivotal for both the king’s hopes and the king’s captain. Following two battles in one day, the royalists are dispersed, yet doggedly continue with their task. The entire mission, however, is jeopardised from within when evidence of a turncoat is uncovered.
Battling north through enemy territory – his homeland – Maxwell is conflicted by loyalty to his family and his monarch. Faced with the chance of seeing his sons for perhaps the last time, he deserts his post.
As the noose tightens around Oxford – the royalist epicentre – King Charles escapes from his headquarters in disguise and turns to the French for assistance. This French connection proves deeper rooted than anyone could have imagined, and it falls to Maxwell to unravel truth and treason.
At the eleventh hour, Maxwell is torn apart by revelations that leave only one course of action open to him. He must confront the past and do battle with his wife’s killer. Will Maxwell be liberated from the dying cause he serves, or succumb with it?
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Requirements: .ePUB reader, 849 KB
Overview: Mark Turnbull is the author of Allegiance of Blood and is the editor of the Historical Novel Society's online newsletter.
Genre: Fiction > General Fiction/Classics
1. The King's Spy
Northamptonshire. 14th June 1645. The Battle of Naseby is set to decide the outcome of the civil war in England.
The armies of King Charles I face those of Parliament and its untested New Model Army. Yet amidst the carnage, an intensely personal battle takes place between two men.
Captain Maxwell Walker is a royalist cavalry officer, widower and father. Loyal and brave, but haunted by his grief, Maxwell thirsts for revenge. His life has never been the same since his encounter with the parliamentarian Gervase Harper, a man whose ruthless streak sees him prosecute the war with vigour. Harper cuts down anyone who gets in his way. Maxwell’s wife was no exception.
The outcome of Naseby causes Maxwell to be tasked with a royal rescue mission. The King’s most personal possession must be retrieved. His cypher would allow Parliament to decode captured royal correspondence and that would deal a major blow in the propaganda war.
The soldier must play the spy. His actions, however, earn him the enmity of both sides. The hunter becomes the hunted.
Facing a murder charge, as well as a great siege, Maxwell makes a discovery that might just save himself and the King’s remaining cavalry.
However, all of this rests upon his next encounter with Gervase Harper.
Note: Few of the named characters' names are entirely fictional while the other named characters are historical (check the Historical note by the end of the book).
2. The King's Captain
October 1645. A bloody civil war divides England, Scotland and Ireland.
The royalist cause is in its death throes. But a solitary hope remains; that the last of King Charles I’s cavalrymen can join with the Marquis of Montrose, a legendary Scottish commander who has secured that country for the king.
Captain Maxwell Walker is one of these cavalrymen. A widower haunted by the murder of his wife, he is driven by revenge and love for his two sons.
The Yorkshire village of Sherburn-in-Elmet proves pivotal for both the king’s hopes and the king’s captain. Following two battles in one day, the royalists are dispersed, yet doggedly continue with their task. The entire mission, however, is jeopardised from within when evidence of a turncoat is uncovered.
Battling north through enemy territory – his homeland – Maxwell is conflicted by loyalty to his family and his monarch. Faced with the chance of seeing his sons for perhaps the last time, he deserts his post.
As the noose tightens around Oxford – the royalist epicentre – King Charles escapes from his headquarters in disguise and turns to the French for assistance. This French connection proves deeper rooted than anyone could have imagined, and it falls to Maxwell to unravel truth and treason.
At the eleventh hour, Maxwell is torn apart by revelations that leave only one course of action open to him. He must confront the past and do battle with his wife’s killer. Will Maxwell be liberated from the dying cause he serves, or succumb with it?
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