Shadow of the Hawk

by David Gilman Book 7 in the Master of War series.

First published 2021

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In 1364, the death of John II and the accession of Charles V signal that the uneasy peace with England will not hold. Thomas Blackstone is sent first into the struggle over Brittany and then toward Castile, where the fate of Don Pedro threatens to open another front the English can hardly afford.

The novel connects the Hundred Years’ War to both the War of the Breton Succession and the Castilian Civil War. Its strength as historical fiction is the way it shows fourteenth-century war as a web of dynastic claims, hostage politics, mountain roads, cavalry, spies and local conflicts that pull England and France far beyond their own borders.

Historical Periods

Hundred Years’ War in France1337–1453 CE Reign of John II of France1350–1364 CE Late Medieval France1300–1499 CE

Historical people

Edward III of England1312–1377 John II of France1319–1364 Charles V of France1338–1380 Edward, the Black Prince1330–1376 Peter of Castile1334–1369 Henry II of Castile1334–1379 Bertrand du Guesclin1320–1380