LION HEARTS is the final heart-stopping novel in the Essex Dogs trilogy by bestselling historian Dan Jones, available to pre-order now. It is a captivating and darkly comic story that brings the fourteenth century vividly to life. The novel follows the Essex Dogs as they are sent to attack the soaring walls of Calais, where a new siege is beginning. To get home, they must survive in a lawless camp that is deadlier than any battlefield. The Dogs are being torn apart, but this war is far from over. The novel has received praise from numerous critics, including Lee Child, Philipa Gregory, and Antonia Fraser. It has been compared to Ridley Scott films and Hilary Mantels Wolf Hall novels.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 23 May 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Don't miss "LION HEARTS," the final heart-stopping novel in the Essex Dogs trilogy from bestselling historian Dan Jones!

Superb historical fiction as fresh, vivid, and vital as this morning's headlines!

LEE CHILD: "Dan Jones' fiction rings with the authority of his scholarly history."

PHILIPPA GREGORY: "An endless war. A blood-soaked battlefield. A band of brothers." 1347.

After a bloody battle at Crécy, the Essex Dogs pick through the wreckage of the fighting – and their own lives. Now the Dogs are sent to attack the soaring walls of Calais, where a new siege is beginning. To get home, they must survive in a lawless camp that is deadlier than any battlefield. Obsessed with finding the Captain, Loveday is losing control of his men. Romford is haunted by a horrific figure from his past. And Scotsman is spiraling into a pit of drink, violence, and self-pity. The Dogs are being torn apart – but this war is far from over. It won't be long before they lose more of their own...

From a vast siege camp built outside Calais' walls into the darkest corners of oligarchs' houses inside a starving city, this captivating and darkly comic story brings the fourteenth century vividly to life. A must-read for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.

Absolutely fabulous. A raucous, swaggering charge through the medieval underworld. I had such a good time reading it that I never wanted it to stop.

ANTONIA FRASER: "Wolves of Winter" is a horrible joy to read: horrible because of the vivid, random bloodshed, and a joy because of the easy authenticity of his prose... If you've ever enjoyed a Ridley Scott film, go and buy this book!

ALICE WINN: "Recalls Hilary Mantel's "Wolf Hall" novels with its masterly control, period details, and understanding of the human condition."

Weight: 298g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781838937966