Searing.' -Kate Williams, author of The Pleasures of Men and Becoming Queen Victoria 'A new champion has entered the front line of historical fiction to stand shoulder to shoulder with Bernard Cornwell.

The battles that shaped Europe are seen from the point of view of the soldiers and the lives of ordinary people.

Few books manage to be as compelling on every level as Essex Dogs : it's adventure, history, and heart.' -Dana Schwartz, author of Anatomy: A Love Story 'Visceral, thrilling, gripping, this is a wild ride into the hearts and minds of men fighting to the death-and each other. I've loved reading his history for years and now he's proven to be just as adept at fiction. Dan Jones's debut novel Essex Dogs is a full-throated charge onto the medieval battlefield, a rip-roaring adventure full of blood and guts, camaraderie and inventive curses, all based on a satisfying bedrock of historical research.' -Jane Johnson, author of The Tenth Gift, 'Dan Jones is a brilliant storyteller. It's a slaughterous, sweary, swaggering debut.' -The Daily Mail 'Swashbuckling, blood-spattered, awash with the sex, filth and violence of the Middle Ages, with a cast of unforgettable characters, written with irrepressible verve and historical accuracy, Dan Jones delivers a compelling novel that thrums with sword swinging energy.' -Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Jerusalem 'Dan Jones is a brilliant storyteller. Meticulously researched and vibrantly told.

An enjoyable romp through the darkest of ages.' -Kirkus Reviews *starred review* 'Historian Jones's first foray into fiction is battle-bloody, brutal and perfectly pitched. 'An impeccably researched 'you are there' novel with a real-time approach, Jones' entertaining fiction debut moves episodically from encounter to life-threatening encounter.

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