Download or read book Highwayman Winter Swarm written by Michael Arnold and published by . This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I fight for vengeance. Only vengeance. At night I dream of what was lost, and by day I look to hurt those who took it from me." England: December, 1655. The nation is reeling from the turmoil of bloody civil war, the forces of King Charles have been utterly defeated and England is now in the iron grip of Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate. Major Samson Lyle, once a member of Cromwell's Roundhead army, and now the infamous outlaw, Ironside Highwayman, has been forced into exile. Scarred by the massacre of innocents in Ireland he turned his back on the all-conquering English army, but in retaliation his beloved wife Alice was tracked down and killed. Spurred on by revenge Lyle is now the predator, not the prey. The most feared highwayman in all England, he hunts quarry on the nation's roads. Any who performed the duties of a cog in Cromwell's grand machine is under threat. Along with his trusted young ward Bella, and Eustace Grumm, an irascible former smuggler, Lyle has dodged the ever-present threat of capture, but now it is time to bring the fight to his enemies... With a brilliant scheme to bring the army to its knees, Lyle must find a way to destroy his pursuers before they destroy him ... 'Highwayman: Winter Swarm' is a thrilling novella, which blends together action and intrigue. It follows on from 'Highwayman: Ironside'. "Masterful storytelling... Michael Arnold has forged together a hero and plot which will please his current fans and doubtless win over some new ones too." - Richard Foreman, author of 'Sword of Rome'. Praise for Michael Arnold: 'You can smell the gunpowder and hear the cannon fire . . . Arnold's passion for the period suffuses every page' - Robyn Young, author of the Brethren trilogy. "Read this book for historical entertainment backed by extensive research of the time we and you will not be disappointed. Every major scene is based on fact, the feeling of the atrocious weather of the period, the fierce brutality of civil war and the fervour of both sides is apparent on virtually every page. I am certainly going to get the first book and am pleased that Mr Arnold has promised, 'Captain Stryker will return'." - John Ruse, English Civil War Society "Captain Stryker is a character well able to attract readers on his own merits.... Many of the most famous engagements of the civil war are still to come, and the enigmatic Stryker's involvement in them promises much entertainment." - Nick Rennison, The Sunday Times "Captures the grittiness, as well as the doomed glamour, of the Royalist cause." - Charles Spencer, author of 'Prince Rupert: The Last Cavalier' Michael Arnold's interest in British history is lifelong, and childhood holidays were spent visiting castles and battlefields. He became a Sharpe junkie at the age of 13, and his particular fascination with the seventeenth century was piqued partly by the fact that his hometown Petersfield is steeped in the history of the period. Michael is the bestselling author of Traitor's Blood and Assassin's Reign. He is also the author of the short story Stryker and the Angels of Death. Michael is the first historical series novelist of our time to have used the English Civil Wars as his backdrop, and, in this exclusive new sequence of Highwayman novellas, turns his attention to the period when England was a republic. Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via http://on.fb.me/1HweQV7. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
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