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The Emperor’s Sword
Book 6 in the Chivalry series.
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William Gold returns to an Italy divided among papal forces, the Visconti, Florence and the great mercenary companies. His experience makes him valuable to rulers who need disciplined soldiers, but each commission also turns him into a piece in negotiations conducted through sieges, money and betrayal.
As William campaigns for patrons whose promises rarely survive a change of advantage, the obligations of command reach beyond his own safety. Protecting his people and preserving his honour require him to judge when obedience becomes complicity and whether the sword of an emperor, pope or city can ever be used without serving another ambition.
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