Go with God & Fight Like the Devil. A fascinating hero & the pursuit of a sword with mythical power
- this is the remarkable new novel by Britains master storyteller which culminates at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356. The Hundred Years War rages on & the bloodiest battles are yet to be fought. Across France towns are closing their gates the crops are burning & the country stands alert to danger. The English army victorious at the Battle of Crecy & led by the Black Prince is invading again & the French are hunting them down. Thomas of Hookton an English archer known as Le Batard is under orders to seek out the lost sword of St Peter a weapon said to grant certain victory to whoever possesses her. As the outnumbered English army becomes trapped near the town of Poitiers Thomas his men & his sworn enemies meet in an extraordinary confrontation that ignites one of the greatest battles of all time.