{"product_id":"hammerstone-mark-parks-9781425144999","title":"Hammerstone: To Have \u0026 to Hold","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e About the Book \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eHammerstone 1148\u003c\/b\u003e picks up where Hammerstone 1147 left off. Robert de Courtelaine is now the Earl of Malton. He has taken Maken (daughter of Myles the Saxon) to be his wife, thus ending his late father's planned partnership with Sir Simon de Montfort, Earl of Leiceister. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Sir Robert is not long making his presence felt in the north. His scandalous marriage to a lowly Saxon, his forming a troop of Saxon archers, and his banishment of the infamous Sir Roger, soon sets the young Earl at odds with his Norman neighbours. Robert, with trusty Barclay installed as the new steward of Hammerstone Castle, begins to reshape the notions of how a feudal lord behaves. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Robert, raised in the twentieth century in the age of great democracies and expansion of human rights, find himself oddly comfortable with the idea of all powerful lords making all the rules. While Robert enjoys the perks of absolute power, Sir Roger joins the Knight's Templar. The Temple, ever in need of warriors, especially a champion of Roger de Courtelaine's stature, not only welcomes Sir Roger but elevates him to a \"man marked for great things\". \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Robert soon discovers just how ruthless Sir Simon de Montfort can be when he runs afoul of this powerful Earl. Perceiving a weakness in the young Earl of Malton, de Montfort's brother, Sir Howard, forges an alliance with Sir John dé la Mere and his Free Companions. Together the two vow to storm Hammerstone castle and take it's treasure and the life of it's young Earl. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e The first book in the series, Hammerstone 1147, is available for sale from Trafford . \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Parks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1425144993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781425144999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Trafford Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 334\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Mark Parks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485129552127,"sku":"9781425144999","price":22.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1814db3f-f81e-4f45-a744-7048f8bb2b52.jpg?v=1778048111","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hammerstone-mark-parks-9781425144999","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}