“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin.“This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R. Martin.The King is dead. Long live the King.With King Philip IV dead, and the Kingdom left in disarray, as the fatal curse of the Templars plagues the royal house of France.Imprisoned in Chateau Gaillard, Marguerite of Burgundy has fallen into disgrace. Her infidelity has left her estranged husband, Louis X King of France, with neither heir nor wife.The web of scandal, murder and intrigue that once wove itself around the Iron King continues to afflict his descendants, as the destruction of his dynasty continues at the hands of fate.‘Iron kings and strangled queens, battles and betrayals, lies and lust, the curse of the Templars, the doom of a great dynasty – and all of it (well, most of it) straight from the pages of history, and believe me, the Starks and the Lannisters have nothing on the Capets and Plantagenets. Whether you are a history buff or a fantasy fan, Druon's epic will keep you turning pages. This was the original game of thrones’GEORGE R.R. MARTIN‘Blood-curdling tale of intrigue, murder, corruption and sexual passion’SUNDAY TIMES‘Barbaric, sensual, teeming with life, based in wide reading and sound scholarship…among the best historical novels’ TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTMaurice Druon was a French resistance hero, a Knight of the British Empire and a holder of the Grand Croix de la Légion d'Honneur. He was also a member of the Académie française and a celebrated novelist, best known for his series of seven historical novels under the title of The Accursed Kings, which were twice adapted for television. A passionate Anglophile, he was a great expert on all things English, including its medieval history, which provides great inspiration for the series. His many and diverse fans include George RR Martin, Nicolas Sarkozy and Vladimir Putin.• The book includes a foreword by George R.R. Martin• This is the ‘ORIGINAL’ Game of Thrones• We will be using all Voyager social media sites to publicise the release of the second book in conjunction with the paperback of the first• This is the first time in 30 years that these books have been released in paperback in the UKCompetition: game of thrones;throne;the last kingdom;war of the wolf;saxon stories;the burning land;death of kings. George;RR.R.R.;R R;R.R.;martin;bernard;cornwell;grrm;conn iggulden;simon scarrow;giles kristian;wilbur smith;c j sansom;patrick o’brian;c s forester
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