“I am En Pascal of Valencia, the Adalid, the Champion, the Leader of Hosts, and this is my tale...”

1300 AD: the armies of Edward Longshanks and the Guardians of Scotland confront each other. The final battle for control of northern Britain looms. Meanwhile Robert de Bruce, the young lord of Carrick, waits in the background to seize his opportunity. Bruce dreams of taking the Scottish crown for himself, and will stop at nothing to seize it.

En Pascal of Valencia, the poor knight of Aragon, tells the tale of these bloody wars. After surviving the carnage of Göllheim and Falkirk, he now serves the English as warrior, spy and assassin. Pascal stands high in the king's favour, but knows all too well how quickly the wheel can turn...

The CHAMPION (II): BLOOD AND GOLD is a short novella and historical fiction thriller by David Pilling, author of the Leader of Battles series, Caesar's Sword, The White Hawk, Longsword and many more.

Pilling is also the author of two nonfiction works: REBELLION AGAINST HENRY III 1265-1274 and EDWARD I AND WALES 1254-1307, both published by Pen & Sword.

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