num_pages: 307
description: England. 1660. King Charles I has been dead for eleven years. England is a republic. But for how long? In a country divided by factions after the English Civil War the desires of the most powerful players are deadlier for being concealed. Meanwhile amongst the danger and mystery moves the Kings Shadow the most enigmatic of them all. Until New Years Day 1660 few believe the return from exile of the man who would become Charles II ever will happen. But on this icy morning an army sets out from Coldstream to march on London. Is it marching to bring back the king? Mark Denton colonel of cavalry is the most rigorous parliamentarian in York and the scourge of royalist conspirators across the North. He must find out what his commander General George Monck intends to achieve in London. Lucinda Selbys family has been dispossessed by Englands new rulers of their land and home in the Yorkshire Dales  and it is now in the hands of the despised Colonel Denton. Lucinda in secret revolt against Parliament and its army allies herself with a brilliant member of the exiled court and goes to London also  with a risky mission on the kings behalf. But her life is to change utterly when she discovers the true identity of the Kings Shadow. The concluding novel in a compelling trilogy by Cheryl Sawyer traces the attempt to restore the monarchy  together with the old guard of courtly attendants  after the creation of the democratic Commonwealth by Puritan revolutionaries led by Oliver Cromwell. Sawyer writes with absolute authority and bewitching charm  a combination of hardcore history and burning romance that makes her characters and what drives them as palpable as the events themselves. Praise for Cheryl Sawyer Hardcore history buffs will appreciate the fly-on-the-turret view of the dramas besieging the British royal court in 1642 when the country is rocked by civil war. -Publishers Weekly The depiction of Rupert as a commander is both vivid and convincing. I was particularly impressed by the description of the battles of Newark and Marston Moor  seen as they might have appeared to Rupert at the time in a spectacular manner. - Sir Frank Kitson (former Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces) A ghost story a romance and a quest for vengeance; this is a novel based on fact  A good read and although the second of a trilogy it stands alone. - Historical Novel Society New Zealander Cheryl Sawyer has two master's degrees with honors in French and English literature and her career has included teaching publishing and writing. She has traveled to all the countries where her novels are set and currently lives in Sydney Australia.
language: English
title: The King's Shadow
publisher: Endeavour Press