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Shadow of the Hawk

Shadow of the Hawk

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  • Author：David Gilman
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Summary

Thomas Blackstone， Edward III's Master of War takes to Spain in the seventh instalment of David Gilman's gripping chronicle of the Hundred Years' War。

Winter， 1364。 Sir Thomas Blackstone， Edward III's Master of War， has travelled to France to secure Brittany for England。 In the throes of battle， he rescues a Castilian boy， Lazaro， who just witnessed the murder of the young queen。 It is suspected that the king – along with Velasquita Alcon de Lugo， the beautiful witch who serves him – assassinated his queen。 But Lazaro knows that is not the case。

With the king in hiding and the French army advancing Castile is on its knees。 So Blackstone is ordered to Castile， to defend England's ally from the French。

Accompanied only by a small band of his men and a group of Moorish cavalrymen loyal to the king， Blackstone must protect Lazaro if they are to uncover the true assassin。 They will face extreme danger， savage battles and a cold and bitter winter on their journey， and Blackstone will find himself the assassin's target。 For the Master of War， the shadow of death is always present。

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Reviews

Mary E。 Ankeny ，

DisappointedI read all 7 books in the Master of War series and thought they were all 5 star books except this one。 This book did not give me the same satisfaction as the other 6。 The story did not quench my thirst and seemed to be predictable and rushed， especially the ending。 However， if there is a book 8， I will try it。

PD Brophy ，

Captivating Story and CharactersHaven't read seven books without getting engrossed jInto the political intrigue around Western Europe during the Hundreds Years War。 More importantly the characters become a part of every day for me。 I kept thinking the epitaph would be John showing up to tell Henry the bad news。。。 No words， he'd know because of the symbolism of it not being his father at a doorway。 Get writing Mr。 Gilman， we're waiting！！！ Check out The Talon Series if you need another great story Captivating Story and CharactersHaven't read seven books without getting engrossed jInto the political intrigue around Western Europe during the Hundreds Years War。 More importantly the characters become a part of every day for me。 I kept thinking the epitaph would be John showing up to tell Henry the bad news。。。 No words， he'd know because of the symbolism of it not being his father at a doorway。 Get writing Mr。 Gilman， we're waiting！！！ Check out The Talon Series if you need another great story， great story and characters。 。。。more

Richard Caniglia ，

Nothing Maudlin HereGood story and good storytelling。 Characters were believable。 Writing was crisp and without wasted word or overweening description。 Filigree where needed。 Simplicity everywhere else， yet the author still manages to convey a complete movie to the imagination of anyone who has one。 Good ending， too。

Geoff Boxell ，

The fictional Sir Thomas Blackstone is the early part of The Hundred Years War's Richard Sharpe。 There is a rider， The Hundred Years War， and the behaviour of those taking part， was nastier and crueller than the fictional Sharpe's Napoleonic War。 Another difference is David Gilman is more prepared to kill off characters you know and like than Bernard Cornwell is: so be prepared for that。This tale is the 7th book in teh Master of War series and this time deals in part with the war of the Brittany The fictional Sir Thomas Blackstone is the early part of The Hundred Years War's Richard Sharpe。 There is a rider， The Hundred Years War， and the behaviour of those taking part， was nastier and crueller than the fictional Sharpe's Napoleonic War。 Another difference is David Gilman is more prepared to kill off characters you know and like than Bernard Cornwell is: so be prepared for that。This tale is the 7th book in teh Master of War series and this time deals in part with the war of the Brittany succession and in part with the French involvement in the replacement of King Pedro of Castile by his bastard half brother。 I am sure Gilman is setting the scene for his next Master of War book with Blackstone being involved with the Battle of Nájera （ https://en。wikipedia。org/wiki/Battle_。。。 ） which， temporarily， put Pedro back on his throne。Something different in this book， compared to the earlier ones in the series， is the involvement of witchcraft: I am still undecided on whether this enhanced or diminished the story: whatever - this is， in my opinion， a Five Star book。 。。。more

Barry Brown ，

A wonderful ending to the Masters of War series。 Unstoppable reading。

Mark Johnson ，

ExceptionalForever a Master of War fan。 I would follow Sir Thomas into battle 。 these books are the best series I've had the pleasure to read！ ExceptionalForever a Master of War fan。 I would follow Sir Thomas into battle 。 these books are the best series I've had the pleasure to read！ 。。。more

Mark Romero ，

Another exciting adventure for Thomas Blackstone。 Didn't expect the story to be taken to Spain but its a nice change of pace。 Not sure how long the Black Prince has to live （historically speaking）。 Will be interesting how many books the Prince and Blackstone dynamic goes on for and how the author will continue or end the story。 Overall though， book was classic Blackstone。 Another exciting adventure for Thomas Blackstone。 Didn't expect the story to be taken to Spain but its a nice change of pace。 Not sure how long the Black Prince has to live （historically speaking）。 Will be interesting how many books the Prince and Blackstone dynamic goes on for and how the author will continue or end the story。 Overall though， book was classic Blackstone。 。。。more

Nick Morris ，

Sometimes we fight for the wicked Blackstone goes to Spain and has new friends and new foes。 As ever a good read with cliffhangers。 Thank you David Gilman

Peter ，

Another excellent read in an excellent series。David Gilman can write。 Extremely well。 And in his Master of War series he has created one on the best in the historical fiction genre。His great ability is to make you believe in his characters authenticity and in their surroundings。 You smell the filth and stench of unwashed bodies and the chaos of battle。 Shadow of the Hawk is as rewarding an historical novel as I have read in the past year。 Read and enjoy。

Antony ，

Not the sought of thing I usually read but highly recommend this series you get totally emersed in the story have enjoyed the whole series。

Patty ，

Shadow of the Hawk is the latest （last） in the Master of War series from David Gilman。 I am sorry that I have only learned about these books now rather than at the start because I know that I have missed out on a lot of great reading。 I realize I could pick up the first 6 books to read later but if you could see my “to read later” books you would know why I am not。 Although I might still do so because this book was that good。Even though this book covers history I have read about many times befor Shadow of the Hawk is the latest （last） in the Master of War series from David Gilman。 I am sorry that I have only learned about these books now rather than at the start because I know that I have missed out on a lot of great reading。 I realize I could pick up the first 6 books to read later but if you could see my “to read later” books you would know why I am not。 Although I might still do so because this book was that good。Even though this book covers history I have read about many times before it seems fresh due to Mr。 Gilman’s characters and his presentation of the conflict between England， France and Spain。 Many of those books have focused on Simon de Montfort and his role going forward in history but here the star of the tale is Sir Thomas Blackstone – the King’s Master of War。 He is a very compelling character; upstanding， righteous， but still a man of his time。 I started the book and fell quickly into the story and despite it being set in a hard world， I didn’t want to leave。 The story was familiar and not all at the same time。 The history of the 100 years war is well known but Mr。 Gilman takes his fictional characters into the fray and the lucky reader finds that they are along for one heck of a ride – hopefully on the warhorse of the right warrior so as to survive the battle。 And you will feel like you are in the heart of it。Blackstone and his band of soldiers fight for the king – sometimes with support and other times against overwhelming odds。 They are well trained， loyal men and follow their leader where he wouldst go。 Along the way they acquire a physician who happens to be Jewish and a young boy who harbours a secret that makes him a very dangerous traveling companion。 But once under Blackstone’s wing he will be safe。If you are looking for adventure and history by all means pick up this book。 Be aware that it being a book about war it is not pretty and some passages are hard to read。 Nothing gratuitous but war is war。 And always be on the lookout for the hawk flying overhead…it might portend something momentous。 。。。more

Adam ，

The only problem is where is book 8。 Great read and I'm sure there are more adventures for Thomas to write as he's almost impossible to kill off。 The only problem is where is book 8。 Great read and I'm sure there are more adventures for Thomas to write as he's almost impossible to kill off。 。。。more

Michelle D。 ，

What an awesome series！Even though each of these books in this series easily stand on their own， they are even better read in order。 I can hardly wait for the next one and wish the author a long healthy life so he can continue to write。

Martin ，

Another riproaring adventure with Sir Thomas and his gang。Once again， brilliantly written， seamless， breathtakingly entertaining and a pleasure to read。 Absolutely love these books and they never disappoint

Gordon Pooley ，

This is the latest book of a large series and did not disappoint。 I look forward to another one from David Gilman。

Barefoot Gypsy Jimerson ，

Outstanding Read！！！！！！So is this the end of Blackstone's ride？？ This series has been one hell of a ride。 It has been a pleasure to read。 All the ugliness an hate has come down to the last book。 In alot of places in the story all I could do was cry for the of characters that fought so hard to live a life。 Blackstone an his men fight over powering odes an come out winning the day。 But at a great loss。So if this is the end of Blackstone an his men an he is to be put on the shelf all I can say is。。。 Outstanding Read！！！！！！So is this the end of Blackstone's ride？？ This series has been one hell of a ride。 It has been a pleasure to read。 All the ugliness an hate has come down to the last book。 In alot of places in the story all I could do was cry for the of characters that fought so hard to live a life。 Blackstone an his men fight over powering odes an come out winning the day。 But at a great loss。So if this is the end of Blackstone an his men an he is to be put on the shelf all I can say is。。。。。 I WANT MORE， I WANT MORE！！！！！！Fantastic work！！！！！ 。。。more

Julius W。 Cohn ，

Absorbing and enjoyable。 Gilman takes you back like few can do。 An outstanding time machine continually worthy of one's attention。 If you like this genre his books will take you there and you may not want to leave。 Highly worthwhile。 Absorbing and enjoyable。 Gilman takes you back like few can do。 An outstanding time machine continually worthy of one's attention。 If you like this genre his books will take you there and you may not want to leave。 Highly worthwhile。 。。。more

Mike ，

Swashbuckling brutality。 I have really enjoyed this whole series。 Fast paced and entertaining。 You also become interested and invested in the different characters。 For fans of historical fiction - especially military style - these are an absolute must。

John S Smith ，

The series of 7 books in Master of War I found were totally engrossing to the point of reading into the early hours which I don’t usually do。 Just hope that David Gilman has the research material to keep Sir Thomas Blackstone alive for some time

R Pata ，

Great Read - With only a few ExceptionsAt times I wondered how Blackstone could be such a thick-skulled character with so many superlative traits。 For sure it’s easy to second guess him， even know in advance what’s going to go down in a crisis。。。and wonder if such a clever fellow can make so many mistakes。 Some of his decisions cost good men and women their lives or health。。。and it’s hard when a valued captain bites the Big ‘Un。 The pacing and time between his action sequences are well planned t Great Read - With only a few ExceptionsAt times I wondered how Blackstone could be such a thick-skulled character with so many superlative traits。 For sure it’s easy to second guess him， even know in advance what’s going to go down in a crisis。。。and wonder if such a clever fellow can make so many mistakes。 Some of his decisions cost good men and women their lives or health。。。and it’s hard when a valued captain bites the Big ‘Un。 The pacing and time between his action sequences are well planned to bring you on。 My personal preference is for shorter and fewer periods of introspection and rumination， which Mr。 Gilman is in tune with - or I’m in tune with。 It’s well worth reading。 。。。more

Thomas Currie ，

Action packedI have followed this series of books since the first one and have looked forward to each and every new book，I have not been disappointed with any and I am looking forward master of war book eight。

Ben ，

Over the pass 7 books I’ve come to realize 2 things about this author。 1。 His fights scene and battles are amazingly descriptive。2。 He cannot write about women。 Same formula used in almost every book。 Meet a women， sleep with her， she dies。 This book had some good fights however the ending was really really stupid and may be the most unrealistic part of this series。 There is also no character progression so even if you give a book a miss， bear a couple of secondary characters who has very little Over the pass 7 books I’ve come to realize 2 things about this author。 1。 His fights scene and battles are amazingly descriptive。2。 He cannot write about women。 Same formula used in almost every book。 Meet a women， sleep with her， she dies。 This book had some good fights however the ending was really really stupid and may be the most unrealistic part of this series。 There is also no character progression so even if you give a book a miss， bear a couple of secondary characters who has very little to do in the series who dies， you won’t miss anything。 。。。more

Wes Spence ，

The Master of War series doesn't get enough recognition in the historical fiction community。 Thomas Blackstone is a character in the same class as Uhtred from Bernard Cornwell's series。 Fiercely loyal， intelligent， and a guy you don't want to mess with。I love how Gilman provides brief perspectives from other characters， sometimes only once before never seeing them again （sometimes because they die！）。 This keeps the story going at a clip pace， and gives Blackstone a nice respite。 I'm always exhau The Master of War series doesn't get enough recognition in the historical fiction community。 Thomas Blackstone is a character in the same class as Uhtred from Bernard Cornwell's series。 Fiercely loyal， intelligent， and a guy you don't want to mess with。I love how Gilman provides brief perspectives from other characters， sometimes only once before never seeing them again （sometimes because they die！）。 This keeps the story going at a clip pace， and gives Blackstone a nice respite。 I'm always exhausted for him at the end of every book， the guy barely gets a rest。 Setting this book in Spain and Portugal was really well done， the descriptions of not only the culture differences between "traditional England" and the Moor controlled countries was really well done。 。。。more

Douglas Lambell ，

Satisfying I have been an avid reader of the MoW series and jumped with enthusiasm when I saw this new title pop up。 So I am surprised as I just finished the last page that this addition did not drive me to the same degree as the previous six。 And I can't truly state why。 I enjoyed the fraternity between Blackstone and his men， as always。 And the geography and historic detail were certainly enjoyable。 So maybe it is that the 'bad guy's of the story were not as。compelling？ Still， I recommend the Satisfying I have been an avid reader of the MoW series and jumped with enthusiasm when I saw this new title pop up。 So I am surprised as I just finished the last page that this addition did not drive me to the same degree as the previous six。 And I can't truly state why。 I enjoyed the fraternity between Blackstone and his men， as always。 And the geography and historic detail were certainly enjoyable。 So maybe it is that the 'bad guy's of the story were not as。compelling？ Still， I recommend the book and the series and will be back for number eight。 。。。more

Mike Trotter ，

Action and Great Story Lines Makes For A Heady MixYet another Master of War novel that has kept my interest from page one to the end and once again shows that superb writing and action continues to put David Gilman at the very top of authors I enjoy。 I recommend it to anyone who loves a good read and the historical notes that accompany the book。 Thank you once again。

Dave Broadbridge ，

Yet another great book from David Gilman，hopefully not the last from Thomas Blackstone's adventures。 Yet another great book from David Gilman，hopefully not the last from Thomas Blackstone's adventures。 。。。more

Brian Evans ，

BlimeyHave read the last six books and this one has it all from start to finish。 How the author comes up with basically the same theme and makes it still fresh and a nail-bitingly page turner is a great skill。 Plots， intrigue， and favourite characters killed off。 Blimey what a great read。

Mansfield ，

Gilman is quite a storyteller。 This series is best started from the beginning。 While these are mainly fast-paced， action and battle tales set in the late 1370s there is enough character development， intrigue and story building to hook a reader。 Then there is quite a bit of well researched history mixed in with the fictional action。 Not unlike Bernard Cornwell， and every bit as well written。

A。T。 ，

Addicted to this series and Thomas Blackstone。 The audiobooks are super well done。

Paul Edkins ，

This series always delivers and each time I look at the considerable sized book I can’t wait to get lost in it。Never a chore and I savour every chapter。The characters are absorbing and full of humour and banter。 The battles savage and brutal。 I read on the edge of my seat。 On reflection there are no cunning plots or incredible twists。 Just great storytelling。Looking forward to chapter 8。Thoroughly recommended。

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