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PublisherCreateSpace

ISBN-101502490560

ISBN-139781502490568

eBay Product ID (ePID)205637450

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Book TitleLongbow

Number of Pages258 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicHistorical

Publication Year2014

GenreFiction

AuthorWayne Grant

Book SeriesThe Saga of Roland Inness Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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SynopsisRoland Inness is a peasant boy with an unusual talent-and a secret. He has learned the art of making a longbow and the skill to use it with deadly accuracy. Why must this be kept hidden? The Normans rule England with their armored knights and a well-aimed longbow can pierce that armor. Possession of the weapon is a hanging offense and when Roland takes the wrong deer on the wrong Lord's land he has to flee for his life. His flight will take him from the high hills of the English Midlands to the wild frontier with Wales and on to the court of Richard the Lionheart. Along the way he is hunted by a paid killer, aided by a strange monk named Tuck, and taken in by a gruff Norman knight, who values his skill with the bow. That skill and his courage will be sorely tested as he fights to earn the trust of his new master. As King Richard celebrates his coronation, Roland faces old enemies he thought he had left behind and must test his skill at a royal archery tournament against the greatest bowmen in England, to include the favorite, Sir Robin of Loxley. A mix of history, myth and high adventure, Longbow follows the journey of Roland Inness as he seeks to find a place for himself in a restive kingdom and become a man in a brutal age. It is the first book in The Saga of Roland Inness . The Saga is a story of courage, loyalty, honor and treachery. Most of all, it is a story of high adventure set in a time so filled with drama it has spawned legends that fascinate people to this day. It is the time of Richard the Lionheart, Robin Hood, Eleanor of Aquitaine and William Marshall, legendary figures all--some real and some fictional. The first four books in the saga- Longbow, Warbow, The Broken Realm and The Ransomed Crown tell the coming-of-age story of the young archer amid the bloody struggle for the crown of England. A Prince of Wales , the fifth in the series, follows Roland Inness as he leads the legendary Invalid Company into Wales to help Llywelyn the Great win a throne. The sixth book in the series, set in Ireland, will be released in late 2018. If you would like to know more about the author or get updates on new books, visit his webpage at www.waynegrantbooks.com or the Longbow Facebook page, www.facebook.com/Longbowbooks/.