{"product_id":"swords-from-the-west-paperback-softback-9780803220355","title":"Swords from the West (Paperback \/ softback) 9780803220355","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSwords from the West\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHarold Lamb (Author), Howard Andrew Jones (Edited by), Robert Weinberg (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780803220355\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 September 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e622 pages, appendix\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3.7 cm, 0.839 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"Lamb knew how to write straight-ahead adventure the way Michelangelo knew how to paint.\"—S. M. Stirling\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"Rest assured that every single solitary tale within the covers of \u003ci\u003eSwords From the West \u003c\/i\u003eis worth reading.\"—Deuce Richardson, \u003ci\u003eCimmerian\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e\"As a young writer and history buff, I loved Harold Lamb, and this reprinting of the seventeen so-called \"Crusader stories\" from \u003ci\u003eAdventure Magazine \u003c\/i\u003ereminded me why. . . . His imagination, his gifts of plot and action writing, and his passion for worlds and peoples not white, not western and not like us, make the book a delight to read.\"—Cecelia Holland, \u003ci\u003eHistorical Novels Review\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBeset by enemies on every side and torn by internal divisions, the crusader kingdoms were a hotbed of intrigue, where your greatest ally might be your natural enemy. Because lives and kingdoms often rested on the edge of a sword blade, it was a time when a bold heart and a steady hand would see you far—so long as you watched your back.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHere, for the first time, are all seventeen of Harold Lamb's uncollected crusader stories in one volume. Read now of the fall of kingdoms and the fate of doomed men, of desperate battles and brave comrades, of shrewd maids and scheming nobles. Join Nial O'Gordon, a young crusader riding deep into Asia to forget his past. Venture forth with Sir Robert of Antioch to cross blades with the Mongol hordes. Join King Richard the Lionhearted for his last battle. Stand firm beside Sir John and his Arab friend Khalil against a band of traitors. And sail out with Michael Bearn on a mission of vengeance, as he risks his life to bring down a sultan and his kingdom.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Red Cock Crows\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Golden Horde\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Long Sword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLionheart\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProtection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeeper of the Gate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tower of the Ravens\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grand Cham\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Black Road\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnights with Wings\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Making of the Morning Star\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Bells of the Mountains\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Faring Forth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecret of Victory\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Village of the Ghost\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Iron Man Rides\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoom Rides In\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSource Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Bison Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52713902768408,"sku":"9780803220355","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/swords-from-the-west-paperback-softback-9780803220355","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}