The siege of Calais 1346-7 is the setting for my second novel - Wolves of Winter - which is the next instalment in the trilogy begun with Essex Dogs . With thanks to NetGalley, Head of Zeus and Dan Brown for a digitial copy of this book to read and review. Not for the faint hearted but it is such a good read that I can't wait for the next in this planned trilogy. Recipient of a few international literary awards and nominations, he enjoys reading gritty thrillers filled with moral dilemmas and a real sense of danger. All of them having sharp teeth”, are led by Loveday FitzTalbot, a Captain determined to get his boys back home through the most brutal of battles.

Essex Dogs by Dan Jones - Grimdark Magazine REVIEW: Essex Dogs by Dan Jones - Grimdark Magazine

Lords who at best could be described as loveable rogues, yet who are also self-serving, while caring almost nothing for the commoners they command.But Jones finds the perfect balance, keeping the historical accuracy and still making it easy for a modern audience to empathise with them. They built an entire town of their own in the marsh, as big as any English settlement outside London.

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Jones brings each of these men to life with aplomb, painting a vivid, credible picture of a motley crew with compelling backstories.Historian Jones makes his fiction debut with a rousing story of the Hundred Years War, the first in a projected trilogy .