The Archer's Tale by Bernard Cornwell Paperback Book

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Author: Bernard Cornwell

Format: Mass Market Paperback

Publisher: Harpercollins

Published: Sep 2002

Genre: Fiction - Historical - General

Retail Price: $7.99

Pages: 464

Synopsis

Thomas of Hookton, a young archer fighting on the side of King Edward III in the Hundred Years War, is the protagonist of Cornwell's historical novel. He rescues a woman called Blackbird from assault by the evil Sir Simon Jekyll, whom he then devotes his life to trying to exterminate. Then Blackbird leaves him for the Prince of Wales.

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