2. Man at Arms
The Black Death reaches England and overturns the society in which John Hawkwood has begun to make his reputation. Disease cuts across rank and profession, disrupting households, labour and military service while survivors confront a landscape in which familiar obligations can no longer be taken for…
3. The White Company
Poitiers was in the past but it changed the life of Sir John Hawkwood for he gained his spurs and that was another step on his journey. Once he realised that he had more ambition than just to serve the King of England he joined forces…
4. Leader of Men
Betrayal by friend and foe alike beset Sir John Hawkwood as he enters the murky world of Italian politics. He will emerge from the experience as a true leader of men but first he has to outwit his enemies of which there are many. With Montferrat…
5. Tuscan Warlord
The novel follows the most famous of English mercenaries. Sir John Hawkwood has almost all that he needs. He is the most respected and feared mercenary leader in Italy but he is surrounded by those who would do him and his family harm. He faces betrayal…
6. Condottiere
Sir John Hawkwood has become one of the most formidable mercenary commanders in Italy, old enough to understand that reputation can be as useful as numbers. Rival popes, Milanese power and the ambitions of neighbouring states all attempt to use the White Company, forcing Hawkwood to…
