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02565aam a2200373Ii 4500 001 61B27C56498811E69915C3E2DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160714010040 008 150909s2016 enk 000 1 eng d 020 $a 9781471111129 (paperback) 020 $a 1471111121 035 $a (OCoLC)920740010 040 $a YDXCP $b eng $e rda $c YDXCP $d BDX $d NYP $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d SILO 043 $a e-fr--- 100 1 $a Jecks, Michael. 245 10 $a Blood on the sand / $c Michael Jecks. 250 $a Paperback edition. 264 1 $a London : $b New York ; $c 2016. 300 $a xii, 435 pages ; $c 20 cm 520 $a The Siege of Calais, during the Hundred Years' Wars. The thrilling second novel in a new series for master of the historical adventure, Michael Jecks, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. Calais, 1346. Berenger Fripper and his men are stationed in the ancient port city, a city under English control and surrounded by enemies. They are here to defend their newly won territory from the French and their allies the Genoese. Enemies are all about them, but there is also trouble within. Someone in the vintaine is leaking vital information to the French, jeopardizing not only the safety of the men but also the future of the war, and Berenger must find out who before it's too late. And when the vintaine is attacked at sea and captured by the Genoese it looks as though their luck has run out. Can Berenger defeat the enemies that surround him and keep the English victorious? Praise for Michael Jecks: 'A cracking read in the best style of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell, this will delight existing fans and bring many more to the fold' Manda Scott 'Vivid imagination and gripping prose' Anthony Riches 'Compellingly brought to life - both bloody reality and glorious courage' Julian Stockwin 651 0 $a Calais (France) $x History $y Siege, 1346-1347 $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453 $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Historical fiction. 611 27 $a Hundred Years' War (1339-1453) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00963888 611 27 $a Siege of Calais (France : 1346-1347) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01354744 650 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00957973 651 7 $a France $z Calais. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01213968 648 7 $a 1339-1453 $2 fast 655 7 $a Fiction. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423787 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 941 $a 1 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20160909011605.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=61B27C56498811E69915C3E2DAD10320 994 $a Z0 $b LJWInitiate Another SILO Locator Search