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Dunstan: One Man. Seven Kings. England's Bloody Throne
Author: Conn Iggulden

Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 978-1405921510
Pages: 480
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I have broken my vows. I have murdered innocents. I have trod down the soil over their dead face with my bare heels, and only the moon as witness. I have loved a woman and she ruined me. I have loved a king and yet I ruined him.

The year is 937. England is a nation divided, ruled by minor kings and Viking lords. Each vies for land and power. The Wessex king Æthelstan, grandson of Alfred the Great, is readying himself to throw a spear into the north.

Behind him stands Dunstan, the man who will control the destiny of the next seven kings of England, and the fate of an entire nation.

Welcome to the original game for the English throne.

Review
One of the most interesting historical novels of recent times (The Tablet)

Iggulden's Dunstan is a vivid, convincing character (BBC History Magazine)

This engrossing novel is rich in intrigue, with Iggulden breathing life into this remarkable and complex figure who played a vital role in safeguarding a newly united England (Daily Express)

Iggulden... tells an absolutely cracking story... the pace is nail-biting and the set dressing magnificent (The Times)

Iggulden takes what you thought was a ho-hum era and peopled it with characters so finely honed it becomes a gripping and glorious legend. Can't fault the man. Brilliant! (Weekend Sport)

Breathes new life into the darkest and most dramatic of times (Star)

Iggulden is in a class of his own when it comes to epic, historical fiction (The Daily Mirror)

Compelling reading (Woman and Home)

Superbly plotted and paced (The Times)