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Description
'The way Dan Jones writes enemies reminds me of Cornwell at his best.' CONN IGGULDEN
This is the story of the Hundred Years' War told through the eyes of the soldiers on the ground. Witness medieval England brought thrillingly to life by a master storyteller and Sunday Times bestselling historian.
SOME MEN FIGHT FOR GLORY.
OTHERS FIGHT FOR COIN.
THE ESSEX DOGS FIGHT FOR EACH OTHER.
July 1346. King Edward and his lords are on the march through France. Swept up in the chaos, a tight-knit company from Essex must stay alive long enough to see their home again.
There's Pismire, small enough to infiltrate enemy camps. Scotsman, strong enough to tear down a wall. Father, a priest turned devilish by the horrors he has witnessed. Romford, a talented young archer on the run from his past. And Loveday, their battle-scarred captain, who watches over them all.
With sword, axe and longbow, the Dogs must survive from the landing beaches of Normandy to the perilous field of Crécy. But this war is a bloody one – and it's only just begun...
Don't miss LION HEARTS, the final heart-stopping novel in the Essex Dogs trilogy from Sunday Times bestselling historian Dan Jones – available now.
'A new champion has entered the front line of historical fiction to stand shoulder to shoulder with Bernard Cornwell.' JANE JOHNSON
'Battle-bloody, brutal and perfectly pitched.' DAILY MAIL
'Vital, earthy, and heart-stopping.' SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB
'Only Dan Jones can carry you through blood, piss and vomit and leave you wanting more.' DAISY DUNN
'A cast of unforgettable characters.' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE
'Simply stunning.' DUFF McKAGAN, New York Times No1 bestselling author
'The Hundred Years' War as directed by Oliver Stone with a historian's eye for detail.' ELODIE HARPER
Product details
| Published | 08 Sep 2026 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 774 |
| ISBN | 9781035929054 |
| Imprint | Head of Zeus -- an Aries Book |
| Dimensions | 234 x 153 mm |
| Series | Essex Dogs |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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'Oddly joyous – rolling action, fast-paced, a book that draws you in page by page. The way Dan Jones writes enemies reminds me of Cornwell at his best, turning up tension click by click.'
Conn Iggulden
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Battle-bloody, brutal and perfectly pitched... Jones captures the fear and frenzy of the fight and the loyalty and kinship of the Dogs in this slaughterous, sweary, swaggering debut
Daily Mail
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With a cast of unforgettable characters, written with irrepressible verve and historical accuracy, Dan Jones delivers a compelling novel that thrums with swordswinging energy
Simon Sebag Montefiore
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A new champion has entered the front line of historical fiction to stand shoulder to shoulder with Bernard Cornwell... A full-throated charge onto the mediaeval battlefield, a rip-roaring adventure full of blood and guts, camaraderie and inventive curses
Jane Johnson
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Horribly compelling... Only Dan Jones can carry you through blood, piss and vomit and leave you wanting more
Daisy Dunn
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Vital, earthy, and heart-stopping... So deft and funny that you'd never guess this is Dan Jones' debut work of fiction
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