The Archer's Tale
Author | : Bernard Cornwell |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 395 |
Release | : 2009-03-17 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780061796791 |
ISBN-13 | : 0061796794 |
Rating | : 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the first book in the Grail Series—the spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family's honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail. A brutal raid on the quiet coastal English village of Hookton in 1342 leaves but one survivor: a young archer named Thomas. On this terrible dawn, his purpose becomes clear—to recover a stolen sacred relic and pursue to the ends of the earth the murderous black-clad knight bearing a blue-and-yellow standard, a journey that leads him to the courageous rescue of a beautiful French woman, and sets him on his ultimate quest: the search for the Holy Grail.