The Ill-Made Knight: ‘The master of historical fiction’ SUNDAY TIMES (Chivalry)

Name: The Ill-Made Knight: ‘The master of historical fiction’ SUNDAY TIMES (Chivalry)
Price: 3.99 USD
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Rating: 4.6 (2362 reviews)
Author: Christian Cameron

by Christian Cameron

Historical Fiction Fantasy

4.6 (2,362)

4.6 stars from 2,362 reviews. Top 76% of Historical Fiction books we track.

464 pages~7.7 hr readPublished by OrionPublished 2013-01-01

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Perfect for you if...

You love gritty historical fiction where ordinary people are caught in the machinery of war, not stories about great men alone.
You're drawn to characters who must claw their way up from nothing, earning respect through cunning and skill rather than birthright.
You want battle scenes that feel visceral and grounded, set against a real historical backdrop where the stakes actually matter.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer your medieval stories to celebrate chivalric ideals rather than deconstruct them as hollow fantasy.
You're looking for a love story or romance subplot to anchor the narrative.
You need a fast-paced plot that doesn't linger on the weight of historical detail and social texture.

About this book

The Ill-Made Knight is the first novel in the Chivalry series, set in September 1356 at the Battle of Poitiers. The English forces, led by Edward the Black Prince, face the French King and his son the Dauphin, who commands 12,000 knights. The story follows William Gold, a cook's boy and former branded thief, who dreams of becoming a knight. As English mercenaries plunder the French countryside amid plague and peasant uprisings against their own nobility, William must navigate a world of intrigue, betrayal, and greed to survive. The novel explores whether chivalry can exist in such brutal circumstances.

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Currently around #20K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Climbing the charts — 37% improvement recently.

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Currently 4.6★ from 2,362 reviews

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