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Conscience of the King (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

Conscience of the King (Cassell Military Paperbacks)

by Alfred Duggan (Author)

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    Paperback 2005

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Synopsis

Cerdic Elesing, King of Wessex and ancestor of all subsequent British monarchs, narrates in this fictional biography how he murdered, cheated, looted and lied his way to the great position he ultimately held - and in the process served with the great Roman leader Ambrosius and the Saxon warlord Aella, and was the foe Arthur defeated at Mount Badon.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 304
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 07 Jul 2005
ISBN 10: 0304366463
ISBN 13: 9780304366460
Book Overview: An author hailed on both sides of the Atlantic for his ability to transport readers back to ancient times His fast-paced narratives have an authenticity and sense of place that have seldom been bettered As accessible as Bernard Cornwell, Valerio Manfredi or Christian Jacq yet with the authority of George Macdonald Fraser or Steven Pressfield 'Duggan looks upon the past with a connoisseur's relish of villainy and violence...An extremely gifted writer who can move into an unknown period and give it life and immediacy' New York Times 'Few novelists can touch Alfred Duggan when it comes to re-creating remote corners of historical time and place' Guardian

Author Bio
Alfred Duggan was born in Argentina in 1903. He was educated at Eton College and Oxford. He worked for the British Natural History Museum collecting specimens and travelled extensively pursuing his job for the museum. From 1938-1941, when he was discharged as medically unfit, he served in the London Irish Rifles and saw active service in Norway. His first book was published in 1950.