The Lion's Whelp

by Nigel Tranter

Book Overview

Following the brutal murder of his father, James I of Scotland, in 1437, seven-year-old James II was in sore need of friends. As close attendant on the young monarch, Alec Lyon was chosen to go to the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340659998
• ISBN13: 9780340659991
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
• Length: 343 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Truely the Lion's Whelp

The Lion's Whelp is a good book, just not a great book. I would have to reflect the previous reviewer's sentiments on this one. After reading previous Tranter novels this one left me a little on the bored side. This seems to be a trend with the newer Tranter novels as compared to the older ones. The newer ones just haven't stacked up. The Lion's Whelp is viewed through the eyes of Alexander "Alec" Lyon, Master of Glamis. A man of a proud and noble family and a descendent of Robert the Bruce, he comes of age as a gentleman to King James II. The book sees James II through his boyhood and eventual marriage to Mary plus Alec's marriage and eventual elevation through noble rank and Knighthood. Life swirls around both as the rivalry between the Crichton and Livingston boils over. This is followed by the rising of the Earl of Douglas and his eventual downfall. At this point the book really picks up and James II proves himself a worthy descendant of Robert the Bruce. He is just beginning to assert himself in Scotland and his life is tragically cut short. A good Tranter book if you hang in there.