{"product_id":"9781409198246","title":"The Captain of Venice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe next instalment in the \u003ci\u003eChivalry \u003c\/i\u003eseries from a master of historical fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe  Chivalry series follows William Gold, who runs away from London  to follow the Black Prince, from the killing fields of France, through  life as a routier and criminal, and to redemption with the Knights of  Saint John, further disillusion and an eventual career as a professional  soldier and knight. Rich in the details of life in the High Middle  Ages, the series also deals with modern issues about the role of  violence in society, rules of conflict and war, and the price that  people pay for using violence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a hard campaign without pay for the Pope and as a pawn in the games between Venice and Genoa, William Gold had considered retiring from military life. But letters intimating the truce between France and England, and the potential uprising of the state of Florence draw him back into the fray. An offer of captaincy from his old commander, and the chance of reuniting with the beautiful noblewoman he had travelled with on his last campaign, bring him back into action. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the finest historical fiction writers in the world'\u003c\/b\u003e BEN KANE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The master of historical fiction'\u003c\/b\u003e SUNDAY TIMES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A storyteller at the height of his powers'\u003c\/b\u003e HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cameron, Christian","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57876267073910,"sku":"9781409198246","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1208\/4146\/files\/9781409198246.jpg?v=1778835483","url":"https:\/\/chepstowbooks.co.uk\/products\/9781409198246","provider":"Chepstow Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}