'Bloody and beguiling.' THE TIMES
'A salty, action-packed saga.' MAIL ON SUNDAY
'Perfect for Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell fans.' DAILY EXPRESS

Spanning the sacking of England's south coast by Castilian raiders, the cut-throat halls of Windsor Castle and a seismic, blood-soaked naval battle – no one brings medieval England as thrillingly to life as Sunday Times bestseller and master storyteller Dan Jones.

A COUNTRY ON THE BRINK.
AN ALLY TURNED FOE.
A FINAL CRUSADE.

1350. England reels in the aftermath of the Black Death. Towns emptied, families shattered, a kingdom weakened, and yet still, worse is to come.

After a failed alliance, the Castilians grow ever bolder in their threats against the Crown, mounting attacks onto English shores and even stealing people away.

Loveday FitzTalbot has survived a lifetime of battles, but never an enemy this elusive. When his newfound family is threatened, he is forced into dangerous work for a man whose loyalties shift like the tide.

This unknowingly leads him to a long-awaited reunion, a battle unlike any he has faced before and a final farewell that will change everything…

Praise for THE ESSEX DOGS

‘Influences as diverse as Bernard Cornwell and Game of Thrones.’ SPECTATOR
‘If you've ever enjoyed a Ridley Scott film, go and buy this book!' ALICE WINN
'The way Dan Jones writes enemies reminds me of Cornwell at his best.' CONN IGGULDEN
'This is the Hundred Years' War as directed by Oliver Stone with a historian's eye for detail.' ELODIE HARPER
'Battle-bloody, brutal and perfectly pitched.' DAILY MAIL
‘Unforgettable characters.’ SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE
‘This razor-sharp motley crew... leap off the page and charge straight at you.’ SUN

A bloody and beguiling read - The Times
A fitting conclusion to this trilogy; a salty, action-packed saga that sees old friends head into the fray. - Mail on Sunday
Plenty of action, told with Jones' usual verve and scholarly accuracy. A worthy conclusion to a fine trilogy * Historical Novel Society *
Bloody, brutal, and heartbreaking... Perfect for Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell fans * Daily Express *
A punch-packing page-turning step [into fiction]... reads like a blockbuster, with raw energy, spicy language, and the palpable drive and camaraderie of its larger-than-life characters, the eponymous Essex Dogs. * LoveReading, Series of the Month *

Dan Jones is a bestselling historian, TV presenter and award-winning journalist. His non-fiction books, which have sold more than a million copies worldwide, include the Sunday Times bestsellers THE PLANTAGENETS, THE TEMPLARS, POWERS AND THRONES and HENRY V. His fiction includes the acclaimed Essex Dogs trilogy, set during the Hundred Years War, concluding with LION HEARTS. Dan has written and presented numerous TV series including Secrets of Great British Castles, Britain’s Bloodiest Dynasty: The Plantagenets and London: 2000 Years of History. He writes and hosts the Sony Music podcast This is History. For a decade Dan was a weekly columnist for the London Evening Standard; he has also contributed to dozens of newspapers and magazines worldwide, including the New York Times, Sunday Times, Telegraph and Spectator. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Trustee of Historic Royal Palaces.