num_pages: 209
description: Gore Vidal's story of the faithful troubadour Blondel's search for Richard the Lionheart, kidnapped and held to ransom by Duke Leopold of Austria after the Third Crusade. It interweaves historical characters with giants, dragons, werewolves, libidinous ladies of the manor and a very nasty vampire.
language: English
title: A Search for the King
titlecomplete: A Search for the King
characters: Richard I of England, Blondel de Nesle
genres: Historical, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 280
publisher: Abacus