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Top positive review
Superb historical fiction
January 23, 2019
Excellent reconstruction of medieval England and the famed English longbow. Highly recommend for fast paced and thrilling stories. I enjoyed it thoughly.
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Top critical review
Fair.
June 8, 2016
Lots of action that's for sure... But the opponents are consistently weak and inept. There's not much tension in any of the battles. And, truth be told there's little here except fighting. Worse, many things are repeated and repeated a lot!
Nor are the characters much fun, just cardboard hero types surrounded by stereotypes of bluff hearty yeoman archers, and dully stupid or evil others.
The writing is workmanlike, and mercifully low on typos and misspelled words - much better than the average Kindle read.
On balance there's not a whole lot to like here -but it reads fast.
Nor are the characters much fun, just cardboard hero types surrounded by stereotypes of bluff hearty yeoman archers, and dully stupid or evil others.
The writing is workmanlike, and mercifully low on typos and misspelled words - much better than the average Kindle read.
On balance there's not a whole lot to like here -but it reads fast.
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July 9, 2018
Certainly different.
Interesting and plenty of action.
Possibly a little lengthy with some explanatory pieces but interesting background.
A good idea to include a collection of books.
Interesting and plenty of action.
Possibly a little lengthy with some explanatory pieces but interesting background.
A good idea to include a collection of books.
July 29, 2017
easy read once you understand how Martin Archer has it narrated . Very exciting
October 31, 2016
Interesting story, somewhat repetitive in some of the details, some grammer issues, however the story overrides these minor issues. would recommend
August 25, 2018
Author is an amazing story teller and I found myself struggling to put it down. Some parts were a little choppy, but the story was so engaging, I hardly noticed.
January 16, 2018
The story was enjoyable, I liked that it was set in a historical time that I already read about often.
April 10, 2019
I tend to choose books with four star reviews, especially from the newer or lesser known authors, as these reviews tend to give more detail and I hope this book gets your attention.
My knowledge of Medieval England and the Crusades was limited to one intriguing college course, a captivating history book by Barbara Tuchman and Monty Python & the Holy Grail. Martin Archer brought a new dimension to the era that brings the five senses (and arguably the 6th) to life.
Archer packs his books with lots of action and unexpected turns. He tells the story from different voices and I am curious if Archer has considered writing an account from the perspective of Saladin and the Muslims. (That would be worth the price.)
This particular edition combines six books into one source. I encourage readers to read all six because each consecutive one adds more depth and interest. Unlike many series that become stagnant, I liked each book better than the previous one.
My knowledge of Medieval England and the Crusades was limited to one intriguing college course, a captivating history book by Barbara Tuchman and Monty Python & the Holy Grail. Martin Archer brought a new dimension to the era that brings the five senses (and arguably the 6th) to life.
Archer packs his books with lots of action and unexpected turns. He tells the story from different voices and I am curious if Archer has considered writing an account from the perspective of Saladin and the Muslims. (That would be worth the price.)
This particular edition combines six books into one source. I encourage readers to read all six because each consecutive one adds more depth and interest. Unlike many series that become stagnant, I liked each book better than the previous one.
July 8, 2019
The series developed personalities and loyalties well while developing good characters and drawing me into an interesting period in a bit so commonly published region of Brittain...I found the difference in allegiance by King Richards soldiers for Prince John fascinating...I enjoyed the tactics and strategy growth of the characters after 32 years in military service...it does take some imagination to follow character to character in the text and is definitely a juvenile novel. I will read the next in the series...write on Archer.
August 10, 2019
I enjoyed reading this series but the author has a terrible grasp of verb tenses that diminished my enjoyment. There were also numerous syntax and grammatical errors that I found distracting. It's not fun to have to re-read sentences trying to make sense of them, often without success.
October 7, 2018
Action filled, exciting saga of deserted English archers using wit and their mighty Longbows to carve out an empire. The archer empire is templar
Iike in its use of medieval banking and passenger shipping, yet no pretence of religious aims here, rather the archers almost cultishly seek coin and castles as they secure their land and sea empire against all others.
Iike in its use of medieval banking and passenger shipping, yet no pretence of religious aims here, rather the archers almost cultishly seek coin and castles as they secure their land and sea empire against all others.
January 25, 2018
These tales are recounted in a very unusual first person format. As soon as I became comfortable with which character was spinning his take on the event I was hooked into the story line. I have read much of the history of the crusades which made the time line very easy to follow as Acre was slowly being overcome by the Saracens. I have to admit that the seagoing activity of displaced British archers being the precursors of Horatio Hornblower would never have entered my mind. While I might question some of the historical accuracy I cannot question the imagination that produced these captivating accounts of incredible events based on true events of the late 12th century. I will say that in reading this I could not wait to see what could happen next! I just started the next book and it can't get any better but I can only imagine what William and Thomas will encounter next and who George will grow to be.
