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Lord of Blackthorne

The Blackthorne Chronicles, Book 1

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Lord of Blackthorne

By: Jason Kingsley
Narrated by: Alex Wingfield
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A Gift—or a Burden?

A young knight, his head full of his grandfather’s tales of chivalry and dragon-slaying, single-handedly defeats the rebel Baron Reynald of Gorstone. The king rewards his courage with a fief of his own, but he must travel to the distant borderlands to claim it. Maybe it was not a gift after all?

Amid the harsh, unforgiving border country, the new Lord of Blackthorne struggles to rebuild a life from the ruins and forge key alliances. There are bandits in the strangely threatening woods, fierce sea tribes beyond the mountains, scant hope of help from the crown and strange powers in play.

As he and his people finally come to terms with rebuilding their lives, he receives a cryptic warning. A warlord is gathering outlaws to his banner in the west…

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Really good story from beginning to end and very well narrated. Highly recommend medieval fantasy tale.

Great story

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A story written by a man who has given much to the telling and discovery of history, which fills you with pride and hope.

A story of honour and courage

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Jason's love, knowledge, and appreciation of medieval history is evident throughout this book, and the narrative and characters are all the better for it. Both grounded and fantastical, it was an enthralling tale to get lost in.

The narration is superb with every character being distinct. Very much looking forward to more of the Blackthorne chronicles

Enthralling medieval fantasy

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Really enjoyable and gripping tale, the fastest I've gotten through an audiobook for a while. You can clearly feel Jason Kingsley's knowledge and passion for history coming through with a good mix of myth and realism, characters and events often sharing remarkable likeness to real world counterparts or long established folk tales all with Kinsley's own twist on it. Alex Wingfield also does a great job narrating and voicing the characters adding to their own individual personalities and bringing the story to life. Looking forward to continuing the tale of The Lord of Blackthorne.

Great medieval storytelling

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Very enjoyable story, with memorable characters and attention to historical details that are woven throughout the story.

Can hardly wait for the next book.

Fantastic tale of knighthood

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