Conn Iggulden Wars of the Roses Series 4 Books Collection Set (Stormbird, Trinity, Ravenspur, Bloodline)

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Gritty and realistic, the words touch upon all senses so as to paint a very real picture of what 1400 England was like. What attracted me to this book is my love for The Game of Thrones television series and having been compared to same topic and theme as Game of Thrones and The White Queen I had to find out more. Add that rich vein of superb characterisation to a mastery of weaving various threads of characters into an over-arcing tapestry of a story, teasing and manipulating the reader so expertly that you end up actually rather caring about what happens to the characters. Following Stormbird, Margaret of Anjou is the second epic installment in master storyteller Conn Iggulden’s new Wars of the Roses series. No recomiendo el libro para lectores que se aburran con conflictos bélicos y políticos, porque gran parte de la trama está centrada únicamente en eso.

The sons of Edward III would become the patriarchs of some of the most important houses during the Wars of the Roses, York, and Lancaster. I don't understand how Henry VI can be the MC in this thick novel, maybe the story will focus more on his wife, Marguerite d'Anjou? The book is readable and very easy to get into because of the fluid pace and style, but lacks substance. His desire for peace at any cost is presented as playing into the French hands and directly leading to the loss of Normandy.

Although generally accurate the author takes artistic license to move the story along when required and obviously adds his own interpretation to the motives and personalities of the principle characters.

Wars of the Roses: the brand new historical series from Conn Iggulden – internationally best-selling author of the Emperor and Conqueror series. Through blood and treason, broken men and vengeful women, brother shall confront brother, king shall face king. His fiercely loyal wife and Queen, Margaret of Anjou, safeguards her husband’s interests, hoping that her son Edward will one day know the love of his father. Whilst I enjoyed Margaret of Anjou as a narrator, I do think he will have to move away from her as her centrality of English politics begins to diminish with the new York reign.This book is far more deserving of a 4 1/2 out of 5 but as you can't mark it like that on here and I didn't have the conviction to mark it a perfect 5/5, I had to go for a four instead.