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The Cardinal’s Sword

by Simon Fairfax Book 1 in the Condotierri series.

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Flavio Sabatini returns to Corneto in the Papal States with a reputation formed by piracy, soldiering and service as a condottiere. Italy is divided by the Western Schism and by rival cities whose alliances shift around papal power, money and military force. As factional war threatens his home town and raiders menace the coast, Sabatini is drawn back into violence and must decide whether his sword will serve private survival, civic loyalty or the ambitions of the men who seek to control him.

Historical Periods

Medieval Italy476–1494 CE Western Schism1378–1417 CE Condottieri and Italian City-State Warfarec. 1300–1500 CE

Genres

War Fiction

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