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Overview"This is the first in a series of adventure novels featuring Captain Rawson - spy, linguist, sportsman, duellist, ladies' man and career soldier involved in the campaigns of the Duke of Marlborough during the war of the Spanish Succession. In 1685, young Daniel witnesses the regiment of his fierce Protestant father being destroyed by the troops of the Royal Army's second-in-command, John Churchill, and his Dutch mother narrowly avoiding rape at the hands of a soldier from the same platoon.After his father has been executed, Rawson and his mother leave Devon and sail for the Netherlands. In 1688, Rawson returns to England as a soldier in the Dutch Army. Among those who flock to support William of Orange in his bid to replace James II on the throne is John Churchill. Rawson and the future Duke of Marlborough are now on the same side...Filled with political intrigue, suspense, romance, private feuds and public scandals, ""Soldier of Fortune"" traces the shifting geographical patterns of Europe at a key time in history." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Edward MarstonPublisher: Allison & Busby Imprint: Allison & Busby Dimensions: Width: 13.80cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.476kg ISBN: 9780749080525ISBN 10: 0749080523 Pages: 331 Publication Date: 28 January 2008 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Awaiting stock  Table of ContentsReviewsSeething with intrigue and packed with swashbuckling heroics... --Quarterdeck Magazine I would award Mr Marston some marks for writing about an unfamiliar time and place instead of the Napoleonic Wars. As usual, this author is at his best writing about amiable heroes and hissable villains having some good-humoured adventures in an entertaining plot. --Historical Novels Review I would award Mr Marston some marks for writing about an unfamiliar time and place instead of the Napoleonic Wars. As usual, this author is at his best writing about amiable heroes and hissable villains having some good-humoured adventures in an entertaining plot. --Historical Novels Review Seething with intrigue and packed with swashbuckling heroics... --Quarterdeck Magazine Seething with intrigue and packed with swashbuckling heroics... Author InformationEdward Marston has written over 100 books, including some nonfiction. He is best known for his hugely successful Railway Detective series, the latest of which is The Circus Train Conspiracy. His other current series are the Home Front Detective, set in the Great War, and the Bow Street Rivals featuring identical twin detectives during the Regency. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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