Kingmaker: Divided Souls: (Book 3) - Tapa dura

"Once again Toby Clements knocks it out of the park ... the characters and the writing is first class, there are no holes or weaknesses in the plot of this book that just powers along, holding the reader remorselessly in its grip" (Parmenion Books)

"Prepare to be immersed in a brutal, mesmerising tale." (The Times)

"Toby Clements’ Kingmaker saga has become one of my favourite historical series and without doubt Divided Souls is my favourite so far and, considering how fantastic Winter Pilgrims is, that’s quite an achievement ... This is such a well-written series." (For Winter Nights)

"Toby Clements has just given enough time for our finger nails to grow before making us chew them down again ... Toby comes at us with twists and shocks that keep the pages turning." (The Bookbag)

"Brilliant, vividly real and fast moving ... Historical novel writing at its best" (Lancaster Guardian)

"Prepare to be immersed in a brutal, mesmerising tale" (The Times)

"This fine series reaches new heights in Divided Souls, an exhilarating, thrilling read, splattered with blood and gore." (Daily Express)

"A bubo erupting with malice." (Sunday Telegraph)

"Divided Souls is such a rich and exciting novel...it’s seamless, and it’s convincing. It’s surprising how many historical novelists fail to imagine a pre-photograph world where you don’t know what great men look like, any more than you know what a dragon looks like, and you can’t be sure if they’re real or not... Get the pollaxe back, and proceed." (Hilary Mantel)

'An enthralling adventure story, honest and powerful. The Wars of the Roses are imagined here with energy, with ferocity, with hunger to engage the reader.' Hilary Mantel

Lent, 1469

The recent wars between the House of York and the House of Lancaster seem over. The Yorkist King Edward sits on his throne in Westminster, while the Lancastrian claimants are in exile or under lock and key in the Tower.

But within the family of York there is discord. The Earl of Warwick conspires against his King, and while to one another's faces they are all smiles, their household men speak in lies and whispers.

No man comes to court unarmed.

Thomas and Katherine have returned to Marton Hall, the only home they know.

But what lies buried in the past cannot remain so for long, and soon they are forced to take up arms once more in one of the most savage wars in history.

The Wars of the Roses . . .