Author:James Wilde
One of England's forgotten heroes is brought back to life in this epic and thrilling high-octane adventure, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.
"The story moves at a wonderful pace...great swathes of bloodletting and a kickass arc...Great stuff." -- FALCATATIMES.COM
"Exciting and enthralling... fast paced action, strong believable characters; this is an excellent exemplar of the historical novel. Recommended." -- HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW
"I thoroughly enjoyed this book from the start..."- ***** Reader review.
"I'm off to read the next instalment now..." - ***** Reader review.
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THE LAST ENGLISHMAN. THE FIRST FREEDOM FIGHTER. THE FORGOTTEN HERO.
1062. King Edward has no heirs and, across the sea in Normandy, William the Bastard is preparing to seize the throne.
As the King's court is rife with squabbling and scheming, the nation's hopes of resisting the Normans lie with one man: the warrior Hereward.
But Hereward has been outlawed and is on the run. Can he keep his freedom and his life in order to save the land he loves?
Hereward is the first book in James Wilde's six book Hereward series. His story continues in Hereward: The Devil's Army.
A novel about brutal and bloody times and not for for the squeamish but Wilde has succeeded in giving new and convincing life to a half-forgotten English hero
—— BBC HISTORY magazineMoves at a wonderful pace... great swathes of blood-letting and an overall kickass arc... great stuff
—— FALCATATIMES.COMFantastically realised... strong, believable characters, lashings of fast-paced action
—— ELOQUENTPAGE.COMSublime comic genius
—— Ben EltonOnce again she deploys her admirably comic skill to good effect; puncturing the pompous, exposing humbug, nudging our perceptions in the direction of the absurd
—— Financial TimesIncendiary
—— New York Times Book ReviewThis mesmerizing novel places a mathematical mind, poet's imagination, and voodoo queen's superstition in an athlete's body and sets to work, in a town stark as a blackboard, on the problem of Death. Pitting axes against angst, kids against cancer, soap against sex, wax numbers against depression, and love against the certainty of the beloved's doom, Aimee Bender nevertheless arrives--with wit, grace, and proof (that math is funny)--at compassion
—— David James Duncan, author of The Brothers K and River TeethAimee Bender writes in a skillfully minimal way, everything very tight and poignant and sharp and often burning, quick to get to things and out of them, but still providing us with significant characters of emotional depth
—— Stephen Dixon, author of Frog and 30: Pieces of a Novel
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