This saga plunges into the heart of civil war, where family bonds and personal loyalties are tested to their breaking point. Follow the journeys of characters caught between brutal battles and political intrigue. The series explores themes of honor, sacrifice, and betrayal as ordinary people fight for survival in tumultuous times. It's a gripping examination of the human spirit facing unimaginable conflict.
As the men march to war, so the women are left to defend their home against a ruthless enemy.From the raising of the King's Standard at Nottingham to the butchery and blood of Edgehill, Edmund and Tom Rivers will each learn of honour, sacrifice, hatred and betrayal as they follow their chosen paths through this most savage of wars.
In the tradition of Bernard Cornwell, Giles Kristian continues his thrilling story of the Rivers family, whose lives are turned upside down by that most brutal and tragic of wars -- the English Civil War. Rebel Tom Rivers has been rejected by both his family and his commanding officer. But spymaster Captain Crafte sees in the young hothead a fearlessness that could be used to strike at the very heart of the Royalist cause. Renegade Raw with grief at the death of his father, Edmund Rivers has rejected the peace talks between Parliament and the King. Now he leads a band of ruthless marauders against the rebels. However, Prince Rupert, recognising a kindred spirit, has other, no less daring plans. Huntress Heart broken by the deaths that surround her, Bess Rivers bravely leaves her infant son and Sheer House to go in search of the one person who might help her douse the flames of her brothers' fury. "Brothers' Fury "is a powerful and thrilling novel of family turmoil and civil war."