The young Thomas of Hookton survives the pillaging of his village to become an archer. He joins the forces of King Edward III to fight against France in the mid-14th century at the beginning of the Hundred Years War. A brutal raid on the quiet coastal English village of Hookton in 1342 leaves but one survivor: Thomas.
On this terrible dawn, his purpose becomes clear -- to recover a stolen sacred relic and pursue to the ends of the earth the murderous black-clad knight bearing a blue-and-yellow standard, a journey that leads him to the courageous rescue of a beautiful French woman, and sets him on his ultimate quest: the search for the Holy Grail.
Product Details
- Author: Bernard Cornwell
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- ISBN-10: 0060935766
- Published on: 2002-09-03
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 374 pages
This book is part of Bernard Cornwell's Grail Quest series:
1) The archer's tale
2) Vagabond
3) Heretic
