Publisher's Synopsis
"A really good read for anyone interested in the First Crusade. Tight and fast-paced, the author's beguiling sense of setting combines with strong characterisation to make Siege a rollicking yarn." Richard Woodman, author of Sword of State.
Siege
1098.
The crusader army still stands outside Antioch. Starving. Deserting.
An enemy force, led by Kerbogha of Mosul, is days away from relieving the walled city.
Bohemond of Taranto calls upon the English knight, Edward Kemp, to meet with an agent, who is willing to provide the Norman prince with access to Antioch.
But Bohemond is not alone in wishing to capture and lay claim to the prize. Edward must contend with enemies in his own camp.
Besieged
1098.
Antioch.
The besiegers have become the besieged.
Kerbogha the Dreadful and his grand army intend to surround and starve their enemies.
The crusaders need a miracle. But they may have found one in the shape of the Holy Lance.
Bohemond of Taranto realises that the pilgrims must fight or die.
But to fight they must know their enemy. Bohemond instructs Edward Kemp, an English knight, to gather intelligence on Kerbogha and the Muslim army. But in attempting to save the crusaders, Edward may damn himself.
Jerusalem: Kingdom of Heaven
1099.
Jerusalem.
The crusaders have finally reached the Holy City, the Kingdom of Heaven.
A clash of arms - a clash of civilisations - against a formidable Muslim army awaits.
For the crusader forces, led by the allies and rivals of Godfrey of Bouillon and Raymond of Toulouse, it is all or nothing.
There can be no retreat or surrender.
Godfrey and Raymond are fighting to capture and rule the sacred city. Edward Kemp, however, a veteran English knight, is fighting to get back to his wife and homeland.
Edward is in possession of intelligence which could help him make his fortune.
But at what cost?
The desperate, bloody assault will change the fates of various crusaders - and alter the course of history.
Richard Foreman is the bestselling author of numerous historical series set during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire, including the Augustus Caesar books, Sword of Empire and Sword of Rome. He is also the author Warsaw, Raffles: The Complete Innings and Band of Brothers, a series charting the story of Henry V and the Agincourt campaign. He lives in London.
"Siege is a very human story, set amongst the mess and destruction of a mad war. The author tells a swift, enthralling tale, enriched with historical detail and believable, engaging characters. Highly recommend." J. A. Ironside, The King's Knight.
"Richard Foreman is a writer who is as happy in Roman Britain as he is in Medieval Antioch, as this story shows... Richard Foreman has a real skill at depicting men at arms and their fighting." Michael Jecks, Pilgrim's War.
