description: Robert the Bruce—his rise from the ashes of defeat to the glowing triumph of BannockburnAt the opening of this stirring novel, the reader meets Bruce as a man broken in every way except in spirit. He has been excommunicated and is a fugitive from the English. With the exception of his wife, nobody has any faith in him and his vision of freedom. Indeed, the war-weary Scots seem long past caring.But from this desperate situation and in the face of apparently unbearable setbacks where he loses all but his life, Robert the Bruce rises and finally faces the English at the memorable battle of Bannockburn.
language: English
title: The Path of the Hero King
titlecomplete: The Path of the Hero King (Robert the Bruce, #2)
characters: Robert I, King of Scots
genres: British Literature, Scotland, Historical, Fiction, Historical Fiction
ratings_count: 200
places: Scotland
series: Robert the Bruce
publisher: Ballantine Books