Wolves of Winter

'Superb… As fresh, vivid and vital as this morning's headlines.' LEE CHILD 'Absolutely fabulous… I never wanted it to stop.' ANTONIA FRASER From a vast siege camp built outside Calais' walls into the darkest corners of a starving city, this is the captivating, brutal reality of surviving a medieval war brought vividly to life by a master storyteller and Sunday Times bestselling historian. AN ENDLESS WAR. A BLOOD-SOAKED BATTLEFIELD. A BAND OF BROTHERS. 1347. After a bloody battle at Crécy, the Essex Dogs pick through the wreckage of the fighting – and their own lives. Now the Dogs are sent to attack the soaring walls of Calais where a new siege is beginning. To get home, they must survive in a lawless camp that is deadlier than any battlefield. Obsessed with finding the Captain, Loveday is losing control of his men. Romford is haunted by a horrific figure from his past. And Scotsman is spiralling into a pit of drink, violence and self-pity. The Dogs are being torn apart – but this war is far from over. It won’t be long before they lose more of their own… Don't miss LION HEARTS , the final heart-stopping novel in the Essex Dogs trilogy from Sunday Times bestselling historian Dan Jones – available now. 'Rings with the authority of his scholarly history.' PHILIPPA GREGORY ‘If you’ve ever enjoyed a Ridley Scott film, go and buy this book!' ALICE WINN 'Recalls Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall novels with its masterly control, period details, and understated humor.' KIRKUS STARRED REVIEW ‘Captures the humanity at the heart of our history.' DR MICHAEL LIVINGSTON ‘Another brilliant book by Dan Jones.' CHARLES SPENCER 'Nobody but Dan Jones could write this story... It captures the grime, blood, sweat and friendship of medieval war brilliantly.' GARETH RUSSELL 'An enthralling, captivating, and thrilling chronicle.' GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS 'Reminds me of Cornwell at his best.' CONN IGGULDEN 'This is the Hundred Years' War as directed by Oliver Stone with a historian's eye for detail' ELODIE HARPER

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