The Archer's Tale - (Grail Quest) by Bernard Cornwell (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The first volume in this new series begins a medieval quest for the Holy Grail. When his English village is attacked by French marauders led by a vicious knight, young Thomas vows revenge and to retrieve a holy treasure taken from the church. Traveling to France, Thomas joins the army of King Edward III at the beginning of the Hundred Years War, becoming an preternaturally gifted--and deadly--archer.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>From <em>New York Times </em>bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the first book in the Grail Series--the spellbinding tale of a young man, a fearless archer, who sets out wanting to avenge his family's honor and winds up on a quest for the Holy Grail.</strong></p><p></p><p>A brutal raid on the quiet coastal English village of Hookton in 1342 leaves but one survivor: a young archer named Thomas. On this terrible dawn, his purpose becomes clear--to recover a stolen sacred relic and pursue to the ends of the earth the murderous black-clad knight bearing a blue-and-yellow standard, a journey that leads him to the courageous rescue of a beautiful French woman, and sets him on his ultimate quest: the search for the Holy Grail.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>A brutal raid on the quiet coastal English village of Hookton in 1342 leaves but one survivor: a young archer named Thomas. On this terrible dawn, his purpose becomes clear -- to recover a stolen sacred relic and pursue to the ends of the earth the murderous black-clad knight bearing a blue-and-yellow standard, a journey that leads him to the courageous rescue of a beautiful French woman, and sets him on his ultimate quest: the search for the Holy Grail.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Perhaps the greatest writer of historical adventure novels today."--<em>Washington Post</em><br><br>"Another top effort from one of today's truly great storytellers."--Kirkus (Starred Review)<br><br>"The direct heir to Patrick O'Brian."--The Economist<br>
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