Kemp: Passage at Arms

Martin Kemp, an archer and foot soldier, is caught up in the French-English conflict of 1347. He dreams of serving his king and reliving the chivalrous adventures of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table, but the reality of siege warfare is brutal. A shaky truce is signed, but can there really be peace for a man like Kemp?

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 344 pages
Publication date: 20 April 2023
Publisher: Canelo

Martin Kemp, a foot soldier and archer, is caught up in the medieval action thriller "Passage at Arms" set in 1347 during the Hundred Years' War. The French, after a crushing defeat at Crécy, are licking their wounds while their king raises a new army. Locked into a fruitless siege, the English are camped in the marshes around Calais. Among them is Martin Kemp, whose dreams of serving his king and reliving the chivalrous adventures of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table are tempered by the gory and brutal reality of siege warfare. Having narrowly escaped death in a surprise attack from the French, Kemp sees a chance for a reprieve when a shaky truce is signed. But can there really be peace for a man like Kemp? "Passage at Arms" is packed with authentic period detail and narrative verve, and cements Jonathan Lunns' reputation as one of the most entertaining historical thriller writers working today.

Weight: 376g
Dimension: 127 x 198 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781788635547