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'Captures the grittiness, as well as the doomed glamour, of the Royalist cause'
(Charles Spencer )'You can smell the gunpowder and hear the cannon fire . . . Arnold's passion for the period suffuses every page'
(Robyn Young, author of the Brethren trilogy )'Powerfully visualised battle scenes which can certainly stand in comparison with the best of Cornwell'
'I loved Sharpe. I am going to be equally at home with Captain Stryker'
(Historical Novels Review )'An intensely interesting, plot-driven historical novel of superb quality . . . I found it very difficult to put down until the final page'
(Euro Crime )'A fast-moving, exciting novel . . . Forget Sharpe and enjoy the exploits of Captain Stryker in an earlier and dangerous period of history. Once hooked you will look forward to the next in this series'
(Ryedale Gazette and Herald )"Michael Arnold has caught all of the passion, urgency, fear and exhilaration of men in battle. Not only that, he's writing in a period that he obviously knows intimately and in to which he has breathed new life.'
'Mike Arnold hooks the reader with the clash of steel and the roar of gunpowder. Rollicking action and proper history combine in this cracking series.'
(Anthony Riches )A thundering, swashbuckling yarn that will get the blood of all Sharpe fans pumping. And this is a thundering, action-packed debut
for Captain Stryker a veteran of the wars in the Low Countries and staunch supporter of the Royalist cause. It is to Stryker that Prince
Rupert turns when he needs someone to root out a dangerous spy in the ranks. But, Stryker finds himself on a collision course with a sworn, ruthless enemy.
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Once seen in the heat of battle, Captain Stryker is never forgotten. A hardened veteran of the wars in the Low Countries, he has come home to England to seek revenge on the man who left him for dead and scarred him for life.
Stryker is driven by loyalty rather than conviction to serve King Charles's cause. He has no truck with aristocracy, preferring the company of a handful of trusted men, including sometime actor Lancelot Forreseter and his foul-mouthed sergeant, Skellen. But when the existence of a dangerous spy at the heart of the Royalist establishment is discovered, it is Stryker whom Prince Rupert chooses to capture the man before he realises the game is up.
Lightly armed and with only a handful of men, Stryker must journey across a country riven by bitterness and beset by marauding bands of soldiers in a race against time. But unbeknown to Stryker, someone else is also closing in on his quarry, someone whom Stryker has sworn to kill: Captain Eli Makepeace, his nemesis, the man who nearly destroyed him . . .
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An accomplished debut. The clang and gore of battle scenes are authentic and entertaining. Whilst set during complex and changeable conflict of Civil War the author never burdens the reader with too much history or exposition.A real treat. Am glad I took a punt on it. Recommend you do so too.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A first outing from Michael Arnold and his battle scared Roylist hero Captain Stryker,that soon had me page turning as the pace hots up in this adventure set in the English Civl War.The sticker on the front of the book proclam that he is the Sharpe of the Civil War and he certainly has all the ingredients to make that happen,but i will wait till we have more outings before i agree with that statement.Stryker is a veteran of the wars in the low Countries and with his small band of trusted men, including sometime actor Lancelot Forrester and Sargeant Skellen they set out to captured a dangerous spy in the heart of the royalist establishment,Stryker must journey across a country riven by bitterness and beset by marauding bands of soldiers in a race against time.Detail research and a passion for the subject puts you in the thick of the action and has you slashing and hacking at the barricade.Stryker back history is nicly filled in as he is not just fighting the Parliamentarian`s but also his nemesis Captin Eli Makepearce,the man who left him for dead and scarred him for life.In this adventure we not only get a hero,we also get a heroine in the lovely Lisette Gaillard who`s mission for Queen Henrietta brings her back into the life of Stryker.Lisette can fight and hold a sword with the best of them and for me is the Emma Peel of the 1640`s,and i hope we have more of her in the future.So to sum up,i do not think it will be long before we can righty say Stryker the Sharpe of the Civil War.Moor please soon.
25 of 27 people found the following review helpful
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Michael Arnold's 'Traitor's Blood' is a revelation. I was gripped from the first page of the prologue to the last page - who'd ever heard of the Battle of Brentford?? Most Englishmen would have reasons for joining both the Royalist and the Parliamentary cause. In my mind it's still not clear cut because I believe in a parliamentary monarchy - a bit of both. This book will not resolve these issues but there is much to enjoy - well-drawn, believable characters, skirmishes and engagements that tell of the confusion of battle amidst the blood, sweat and smoke and the comradeship of men under arms.
Do we really have to wait a year for the sequel, 'Captain's Blood'??
Michael's website is full of useful information about himself, the book and the English Civil War.
Do we really have to wait a year for the sequel, 'Captain's Blood'??
Michael's website is full of useful information about himself, the book and the English Civil War.
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A Masterly "Innocent" debut!
This debut novel by Michael Arnold is really fantastic, it's gripping with also a touch of romance and the story-telling is excellent. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Clemens Schoonderwoert
Civil War confusion
Read this as I would for virtually anything in the period.
The story is OK, if a bit of a Sharpe knockoff. Read more
The story is OK, if a bit of a Sharpe knockoff. Read more
Published 3 months ago by The Last Musketteer
Not So Sharpe
A mental alarm went off when I first got a proper look at this book and saw the little badge on the front cover describing it as "The Sharpe of the Civil War". Read more
Published 5 months ago by Neil Lennon
Traitors Blood
It's not a bad book, but there's nothing about it to make it stand out from all the other books of the same type. Read more
Published 6 months ago by sicutarbor
INFERIOR SHARPE IMITATOR, BUT QUITE ENJOYABLE
"The Sharpe Of The Civil War" proclaims this book's cover; well, there are certainly plenty of nods to Mr. Cornwell's hero, almost to the point of plagiarism. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Sou'Wester
Readable, but disappointed overall.
This book was recommended to me by a friend. I stuck it out, because the plot, though a touch obvious at times, kept me reasonably interested, and built up to a suitably exciting... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Jamie Green
Cornwell has nothing to worry about
Like many reviewers here I brought this book because it cover a new era of historical fiction (the civil war) but the characters are thin and plot is dull and predictable. Read more
Published 7 months ago by adamsson
Bloody thrills mix with historical accuracy in this great start to a...
I know a little bit about the English Civil War but, until reading Mike Arnold's superb Traitor's Blood, I hadn't thought about the impact of this perilous and key period of... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Kate
Enjoyable Civil War Romp
I live on the Costa del Sol and heard Michael Arnold on a local radio station talking about his latest book, which is part II of the Stryker chronicles. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mark John Thompson
Enjoyable read
Not a book I would typically read, but I decided to give it a go.
I soon found myself engrossed in the endeavor of Stryker and his men. Read more
I soon found myself engrossed in the endeavor of Stryker and his men. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Matthew Welch
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