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One, an old soldier and clever, commands Europe’s
mightiest army. Already he has taken Wales and subjugated her once proud
people. Now, Scotland comes to his grasp, her people all but conquered,
her king deposed by his will. The "Hammer of the Scots", he
needs to destroy but one family to complete his scheme.
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The other, a wealthy young lord and newly wed, is scion of the
prominent de Brus family. Trained in chivalric warfare but inexperienced
as a battlefield commander, he is the one man in Scotland who may yet
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The old soldier has but one surviving son,
spoiled and arrogant, whose passions have yet to be satisfied. One day,
if he lives, he will inherit his father’s crown and all his kingdom.
Will that domain include Scotland?
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The young lord has a new wife, daughter of his
antagonist’s most trusted general. Beautiful and strong willed, she
has but one wish… to be her husband’s lady. But, she sacrifices her
desires and takes up arms to follow him to war. At what price? |
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Four fearless brothers of the young lord
willingly follow him into danger and hardship to attain an independent
Scotland. Only one will survive.
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A teenaged Scot, his father executed in London’s
Tower for supporting William Wallace and his mother turned out of the
family’s home, joins the “rebellious” Scots to have revenge. He
will follow his lord to the death… and beyond. |
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The excessive earl, minion of the English king, sent to quash the
Scots' "rebellion" by returning with the head of the
"rebel king" in a box given for the purpose. His passions run
to excess in all things, money, power, sex, drink, food, and cruelty.
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Nephew to the young Scottish lord, he nevertheless
finds himself on the side of the English where he has given his
allegiance. Though his heart yearns to return to his own people, he must
plot and war against them, having made his pact with the Devil.
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The lord’s young squire, son of his good friend
James the Stewart, answers the call of war though but a boy of twelve.
When he is met with an armored knight intent on killing him, his youth
is quickly ended. |
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A young woman, wife of an old earl, deserts her
life of comfort and ease to join the “rebellion,” sacrificing her
young life to the cause of her country’s freedom. |
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Two brothers, daring smugglers along the coasts
and among the islands, find their place in the fight for Scottish
independence, sailing into danger from nature as well as from the enemy
for their king and country. |
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Rebel King - Hammer of the Scots |
Read how these characters and many more sacrificed for the freedom of
Scotland in the early thirteen hundreds in Rebel King - Hammer of the
Scots |
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