The Castle of Kings

The Castle of Kings

An epic tale of murder, treachery, bravery, and love

In 1524, in what is now Germany, hundreds of thousands of peasants revolted against the harsh treatment of their aristocratic overlords. Agnes is the daughter of one of these overlords, but she is not a typical sixteenth-century girl, refusing to wear dresses and spending more time with her pet falcon than potential suitors. There is only one suitor she is interested in: Mathis, a childhood friend who she can never marry due to his low birth status. But when a rogue knight attacks Agnes and Mathis shoots the knight to save her, the two are forced to go on the run together, into the midst of the raging Peasantsâ€™ War.Â
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Over the next two years, as Agnes and Mathis travel the countryside, they are each captured by and escape from various factions of the war, participate in massive battles, make new friends both noble and peasant, and fall in love. Meanwhile, Agnesâ€™s falcon finds a mysterious ring, and Agnes begins having strange, but seemingly meaningful dreams. Dreams that lead the two lovers to revelations about their place in the world and in the emerging German states. With The Castle of Kings, Oliver PÃ¶tzsch has written a historical yarn that calls to mind Ken Follettâ€™s The Pillars of the Earth and Bernard Cornwellâ€™s Agincourt.
Country USA
Brand HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Manufacturer Mariner Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780544319516
ReleaseDate 2016-07-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780544319516

Country	USA
Brand	HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT
Manufacturer	Mariner Books
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780544319516
ReleaseDate	2016-07-19
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780544319516

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