Accursed Kings The Iron King, Book 1, (Paperback)

from MusketGeneral

Fascinating historical novel of the events that lead to the 100 years war. Story begins with the destruction of the Knights Templar by Philip IV and ends with the future of the Capetian dynasty in peril. While the book is marketed as the original "Game of Thrones" the intrigue is rather light. Th...

from msjessie

A fascinating look at the events during the reign of France's Philip IV, and which directly led to the Hundred Years War between England and France. A bit dry, but long on detail and intrigue, and with an impressively large cast, The Iron King's influence on later novels, across genres, is undeni...

from wishanem

Herein are political machinations, violence, and scandals, but also the everyday concerns of Medieval life such as the weather and crop yields. The pace is a bit uneven as a result of the dense details which contextualize the exciting bits. But that excitement! Right away there's frustrated roman...

from mattdocmartin

This was a tough book to review, as it is very good for what it is, but I did not enjoy it. Considering the age, it is VERY well written, and if you want a great historical novel and plenty of follow up books, start here. I also found it mildly dry. But worth it if it is your thing!

from kaydern

This is quite a work of art! I enjoyed the language, the historical setting, and the detail put into creating realistic characters. However I didn't feel a lot of urgency to finish the series, so while I'm interested in finding out how it ends, I'm not motivated enough to hunt down the next book ...