{"product_id":"wolves-of-winter","title":"Jones Dan: Wolves of Winter [2024] paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e'A convincing picture of hard men in a hard time, Dan Jones' fiction rings with the authority of his scholarly history.' PHILIPPA GREGORY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely fabulous. A raucous, swaggering charge through the medieval underworld. I had such a good time reading it that I never wanted it to stop.' ANTONIA FRASER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Superb historical fiction as fresh, vivid and vital as this morning's headlines... proves once again that nothing really changes, be it a soldier's life - or great storytelling.' LEE CHILD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN ENDLESS WAR.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BLOOD-SOAKED BATTLEFIELD.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BAND OF BROTHERS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1347. \u003c\/b\u003eAfter a bloody battle at Crecy, the Essex Dogs pick through the wreckage of the fighting - and their own lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow the Dogs are sent to attack the soaring walls of Calais where a new siege is beginning. To get home, they must survive in a lawless camp that is deadlier than any battlefield.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObsessed with finding the Captain, Loveday is losing control of his men. Romford is haunted by a horrific figure from his past. And Scotsman is spiralling into a pit of drink, violence and self-pity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Dogs are being torn apart - but this war is far from over. It won't be long before they lose more of their own...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a vast siege camp built outside Calais' walls, to pirate ships patrolling the harbour, and finally into the darkest corners of oligarchs' houses inside a starving city, this captivating and darkly comic story brings the fourteenth century vividly to life. A searing tale about merchants, money and the medieval 'deep state', this is a must-read for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eWolves of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e is a horrible joy to read: horrible because of the vivid, random bloodshed, and a joy because of the easy authenticity of his prose... If you've ever enjoyed a Ridley Scott film, go and buy this book!' \u003cb\u003eALICE WINN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Recalls Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall novels with its masterly control, period details, and understated humor.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKIRKUS STARRED REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Dan Jones tackles The Hundred Years' War and puts faces and personalities, drug habits and fighting in an urgent light. I feel like I'm there . . . Simply stunning.' \u003cb\u003eDUFF McKAGAN, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e No1 bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eIt's So Easy\u003c\/i\u003e, and founder member of Guns N' Roses\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Finding hints of light amid the darkness of war, \u003ci\u003eWolves of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e captures the humanity at the heart of our history.' \u003cb\u003eDR MICHAEL LIVINGSTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eWolves of Winter\u003c\/i\u003e is another brilliant book by Dan Jones. I'm constantly amazed at how prolific Dan is, and also how he keeps his standards so high.' \u003cb\u003eCHARLES SPENCER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nobody but Dan Jones could write this story... It captures the grime, blood, sweat and friendship of medieval war brilliantly.' \u003cb\u003eGARETH RUSSELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An enthralling, captivating, and thrilling chronicle... Truly wonderful and truly fascinating!' \u003cb\u003eGENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eEssex Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reminds me of Cornwell at his best.' \u003cb\u003eCONN IGGULDEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'This is the Hundred Years' War as directed by Oliver Stone with a historian's eye for detail' \u003cb\u003eELODIE HARPER\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Jones, Dan","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48077855064403,"sku":"9781838937966","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/dan-jones-wolves-of-winter-9781838937966-55678563221843.jpg?v=1714432628","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/wolves-of-winter","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}