In the Name of the King

A L Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before moving into television, where her production credits range from period drama and thrillers to long-running soaps. Her debut novel, Honour And The Sword, went on to be a Top Ten bestseller.

1640, and the pall of war hangs over France . . . 
 
The young Chevalier de Roland has scarcely set foot in the city before he crosses swords with a cruel nobleman to defend a young woman's honour. Too late he learns he has stumbled on a conspiracy within the King's own household to seize power by secret alliance with Spain. Accused of treason and forced to flee into hiding, André must fight on alone, staking both his life and his honour in the battle to save France. 
 
In the Name of the King is an epic swashbuckling pageturner that sweeps from the political intrigues of Cardinal Richelieu to the great battlefields of the Thirty Years War.

Honour and the Sword

A man without honour is no man at all . . . 
 
France, 1636. 
 
The Thirty Years War rages across Europe, and a bloody and brutal campaign begins as Spanish armies flood into Picardy. 
 
In their way lies the border village of Dax-en-roi. The Chevalier de Roland rallies a valiant defence, but his household guard are slaughtered, his estate burned and his life forfeit. 
 
Only one survivor escapes the invaders' butchery: the Chevalier's son, and lone heir to the Roland name. 
 
But André de Roland is little more than a boy. What can someone so young do against so many? 
 
Yet he is determined to save his people from the savagery of their invaders. He will uphold the honour of the Roland name - to the death . . . 
 
Honour and the Sword is a sweeping and epic novel of love and heroism, betrayal and courage in the tradition of Alexandre Dumas - perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden and Patrick O'Brian. 
 
'A brilliant, fast paced story . . . it reads like Bernard Cornwell crossed with The Three Musketeers' Conn Iggulden

A L Berridge read English at Oxford, and taught for ten years before moving into television, where her production credits range from period drama and thrillers to long-running soaps. Having told stories for other people all her life, she now lives in St Albans and writes full-time. Honour and the Sword is her first novel, reflecting a lifelong passion for history, especially when it has swords in it.

A man without honour is no man at all . . . 
 
France, 1636. The Thirty Years War rages across Europe, and a bloody and brutal campaign begins as Spanish armies flood into Picardy. 
 
In their way lies the border village of Dax-en-roi. The Chevalier de Roland rallies a valiant defence, but his household guard are slaughtered, his estate burned and his life forfeit. Only one survivor escapes the invaders' butchery: the Chevalier's son, and lone heir to the Roland name. But André de Roland is little more than a boy. What can someone so young do against so many? 
 
Yet Andre is determined to save his people from the savagery of their invaders. He will uphold the honour of the Roland name - to the death! 
 
Honour and the Sword is a sweeping and epic novel of love and heroism, betrayal and courage in the fine tradition of Alexandre Dumas.

A L Berridge

1854 - The Allied armies prepare to besiege the Russian stronghold in the Crimea 
 
Harry Ryder is a maverick hero. Resentful of the army that destroyed his father and his own career, he has no time for incompetent commanders. He clashes with his superiors as fiercely as he fights the Russians. 
 
Four men, one woman and a game of cards will change everything and alter the course of a war. 
 
Something evil has crept into the ranks of the British Army's own officers, an unknown enemy who plans to lure men to ruin on the battlefields. The only path to victory lies in uncovering the truth, but to find it and confront his own destiny Ryder must charge with the Light Brigade into the Valley of Death itself...

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