The Lion Wakes (The Kingdom Series) (Kingdom (Harper Collins))
&#x2018;In The Lion Wakes Robert Low has created an enthralling, complete world: profoundly researched, brilliantly imagined. The novel is intensely exciting, enjoyable and satisfying: a novel of honour, duty, chivalry, desperation, self-interest and fear &#x2013; more sophisticated than almost any recent novel with an historical setting.Crackling with original descriptive prose &#x2013; sudden, arresting images combined with dialogue and accents caught to perfection &#x2013; there is something deeply lyrical about its use of language.Robert Low writes too well for this novel to be contained by the label of &#x201C;historical fiction&#x201D; The Lion Wakes deserves to be read by all fans of historical fiction, but also by many, many more &#x2013; by all those who enjoy classic storytelling in wonderful prose&#x2019;Harry Sidebottom&#x2018;An outstanding novel. The Lion Wakes is a fantastic read, written by a real master of historical fiction. Low has painted a most compelling picture of 13th century Scotland. I cannot wait for the next book in the series&#x2019;Ben Kane&#x2018;With excellent characters and an engaging plot that reeks of authenticity, The Lion Wakes is powerful stuff. Robert Low is on my &#x201C;to read&#x201D; list from now on&#x2019;Anthony Riches, author of the Empire series