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Summary: PUBLISHER'S COMMENTS FOR NEXT BOOK IN SERIES
Review: A FIRST REVIEW OF HAR'SHIPS
Those who have read and enjoyed Rebel King, Hammer of the Scots should look forward to book two in the series, Rebel King, The Har'ships. Most of the main characters appearing in the first book reappear with a few embellishments, and new characters join the fight and come into their own in this story.This book picks up where the first one left off. Robert is leading his somewhat ragtag army and struggling for food and shelter. However, these Scots are not to be put back under the yoke of tyranny. Robert ravages the lands of those who oppose him and rewards those who aid him but not without paying a price.
Rumor has always told us that the Templars were involved with the Bruce, and this book plausibly brings them into the story. The authors take you down a road that shows you the trials and tribulations of the new King of Scots as he brings his dream of a free and independent Scotland to fruition with the help of other Scots willing to risk it all for their king and country.
Randy and Carolyn have taken Scottish history as we know it and incorporated it with family stories and legends to make it come alive. While they claim this work is fiction, they do their utmost to keep it as historically accurate as possible.
Anyone who hasn't read "Hammer of the Scots" should do so before reading "The Har'ships." From the beginning chapters, it is a quick, well-paced story that will keep readers going until the end.
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Summary: PUBLISHER'S COMMENTS FOR NEXT BOOK IN SERIES
Review: A FIRST REVIEW OF HAR'SHIPS
Those who have read and enjoyed Rebel King, Hammer of the Scots should look forward to book two in the series, Rebel King, The Har?ships. Most of the main characters appearing in the first book reappear with a few embellishments, and new characters join the fight and come into their own in this story. This book picks up where the first one left off. Robert is leading his somewhat ragtag army and struggling for food and shelter. However, these Scots are not to be put back under the yoke of tyranny. Robert ravages the lands of those who oppose him and rewards those who aid him but not without paying a price.
Rumor has always told us that the Templars were involved with the Bruce, and this book plausibly brings them into the story. The authors take you down a road that shows you the trials and tribulations of the new King of Scots as he brings his dream of a free and independent Scotland to fruition with the help of other Scots willing to risk it all for their king and country.
Randy and Carolyn have taken Scottish history as we know it and incorporated it with family stories and legends to make it come alive. While they claim this work is fiction, they do their utmost to keep it as historically accurate as possible.
Anyone who hasn?t read ?Hammer of the Scots? should do so before reading ?The Har?ships.? From the beginning chapters, it is a quick, well-paced story that will keep readers going until the end.
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Summary: Rebel King, forsake all others! read this first and second!
Review: I have read this novel twice; upon completion the first time I screamed for more! I wanted the movie I wanted the next novel I wanted to keep reading and never stop. This is a novel that truly defines the phraze " I couldn't put it down". Romance, Combat, Good vs. Evil, History and images of a beautiful and possibly forgotten Scotland come alive in your mind. The Bruce's have a true winner, their hard work, dedication, creativity and talent for molding fiction & history into a story that all can enjoy should be read and read again. I hope all whom read this 1/2 as much enjoyment as I. Then I know they too will be impatiently waiting for the next installment of Rebel King. Here's to a "Free Scotland"! Thank you for this novel. ps: Buy two and give one to family member or friend. Mark McLain
Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie
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Summary: Book 2, 3 & 4
Review: I just want to confirm the release dates for Book 2 - 4 for I am too impatient for the sequels.
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Summary: WOMAN'S VIEWPOINT
Review: If you want to know what happened after BRAVEHEART check out this book for war and romance. The Braveheart characters leap out at you as they follow through defending their homeland from the English. Real people from the pages of Scottish history in their faithful struggle against tyranny and injustice.
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Summary: Rebel King does justice to the Hero King
Review: In Rebel King Charles Randolph Bruce and Carolyn Hale Bruce have done a very admirable job in blending fact, and admittedly some myth, into an extremely entertaining story that leaves the reader eager for the next part of the saga.
Though the book is a retelling of the story of King Robert the Bruce's struggle to gain the throne of his ancestors, the term "Hammer of the Scots" in the title refers to King Edward I of England, who had the Latin phrase "Malleus Scottorum" posted on his tomb in Westminster Abbey. The reader soon finds out the reason for the inclusion of the phrase in the title; Edward I is the main obstacle in Robert Bruce's quest to become King of Scots and to restore an independent Kingdom of Scotland. The book commences at the beginning of 1306; Edward has set himself up as ruler of Scotland, and his ruthlessness and military power will fall like a hammer upon anyone who opposes him. The Bruce is also known as the "Hero King." His most influential biographer, Archdeacon John Barbour, writing in the 14th Century, described his many heroic exploits, including single-handedly slaying 14 men who had been pursuing his party, and plunging neck deep in a moat to demonstrate to his men that it could be forded. In their novel Charles Randolph Bruce and Carolyn Hale Bruce capture this heroic character well, while at the same time portraying Robert the Bruce as a person who seems real, instead of the cardboard "heroic figure" that lesser writers would have ended up with. The juxtaposition in the novel of the characters of King Edward of England and King Robert of Scotland creates very real tension that gives the reader a sample of the anxiety that must have been felt by Robert the Bruce as he contemplated what would happen to himself and all of his followers if his quest failed. This book, which is planned as the first of four, ends in July, 1307. There is much more to look forward to in future installments, including the Scot's great victory at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. With Rebel King, Book One: The Hammer of the Scots my kinsman Charles Randolph Bruce and his co-author Carolyn Hale Bruce have presented a workmanlike fictional impression of the life and times of a great national hero. Thomas Allen Bruce
High Commissioner of the Chief of the Name of Bruce
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Summary: Why can't I give it six stars?
Review: Incredible. Quite simply incredible. This book is EASILY the next "Braveheart." Reads like a movie: you won't read a single page without gasping, ducking, laughing, or crying. The Bruces did a fantastic job of convincing me that their story is the only one that makes any sense. WARNING: you will NOT read the last page without wishing you already had book two in your hand!
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Summary: Rebel King--Part I
Review: Rebel King is a well-written, well-researched historical novel for people who appreciate Scottish history and/or history in general. The historical personages display character, personality, and emotion. Readers learn while experiencing pleasure. I look forward to reading Part II.
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