The Lily and the Lion

by Maurice Druon, Maurice 1918-2009 Druon, Druon Maurice

Book Overview

'This was the original game of thrones' George R.R. Martin

The royal house of France has fallen. Charles IV is dead, fulfilling the curse of the Templars once and for all. This leaves the path to the throne open for Robert of Artois to place his cousin, Philippe of Valois, upon it. Having committed fraud, perjury and murder in the name of the new king, Robert expects to receive a title and his full reward.

But the days of betrayal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007491360
• ISBN13: 9780007491360
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.0" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Best history book - a must

This is one of the most interesting books you'll ever read. Once you start going trough it there is no stopping, you have to get to the end of it. First time I read it, it was about 20 years ago... I am so amazed to discover that all the magic is still there. I thought being a teenager made me see it so special. I was wrong. This is a book to cherish and keep forever. I highly recommend it. I personally hate history, the fact that I was raised in a country where history was changed to please the government and mostly it's leader made me strongly refuse to learn any history; I had the conviction that history is just another tool to make people follow it's leaders... In spite it's historical content - this book makes you see the human nature and mostly the differences between now and then; we are so fortunate to experience punishment and other control tools which are being used to keep us from becoming as insensitive and uncaring as the personages caught in this great book. It's simply the God Father of the book industry, but for another era and place all together.