The Flame of Resistance The Lost King Book 1 edition by Martin Lake Literature Fiction eBooks
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England 1066. The Battle of Hastings is over. The Battle for England is about to begin.
King Harold and most of England’s warriors lie dead on the battle-field and William, Duke of Normandy is marching towards London. Refusing to surrender, the English leaders turn to the one person they believe can unite the kingdom against the invaders. Edgar Atheling, the last surviving descendent of Alfred the Great, is proclaimed King of England.
Unfortunately, he is only thirteen years of age.
Edgar leads a small English army to meet William in battle. But when they see the strength of the Normans his advisers desert him and he is captured. On Christmas Day 1066, William the Conqueror is crowned King.
Eighteen months later, when a bitter nation rises up in resistance to the Norman conquerors, Edgar escapes captivity to lead the last armies of England in their fight for freedom.
The hopes of a nation are placed on a youngster with little experience of life. His weapons are a fierce intelligence, dauntless courage and the loyalty of a handful of friends. Burdened with overwhelming hopes and expectations, mired in fear and treachery, Edgar begins a life-time of resistance to the Norman invaders.
Praise for The Flame of Resistance
“An inspiring and exhilarating look inside the mind of King Edgar of England. I would highly recommend it to lovers of history and fiction alike.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed this novel from cover to cover. Rich in history the characters felt so real. It was neither too academic nor too fanciful, just the perfect bit of story-telling. I can't wait until I read the sequel.”
“A real page turner! It's got plenty of action, tension, tragedy and human interest.”
“This is more than a rattling good yarn, although it most certainly is that. The pace and readability hook you from the start, the knowledge of history is profound and the story compulsive, but perhaps the main reason I like this book is its characterisation. The author captures the feelings of desolation, bewilderment and terror Edgar must have felt, together with his determination to survive and defy William's will. READ IT - IT'S TERRIFIC!”
New title. Please note that this novel was previously published as Resistance and has minor editorial changes.
The Flame of Resistance The Lost King Book 1 edition by Martin Lake Literature Fiction eBooks
This story is about the ill-fated Eadgar Aetheling, last true Saxon heir to the throne. Too young to take the crown after Edward the Confessor's death, he was certainly too young to manage things less than one year later when everything had fallen apart. But there was no other choice for the Saxons after Harold Godwineson lost the crown. So the Witan hurriedly elected Eadgar next king of England, and this is where our novel takes up the tale.Martin Lake presents Eadgar with an unenviable situation. Untrained and uncertain, Eadgar didn't know how to act, didn't know how to react, and found himself at the mercy of every change in fortune. After a half-hearted confrontation with William the Conqueror, Eadgar's supporters abandoned his cause pretty quick, and the youth was forced to submit to the new King. Luckily, a handful of loyal followers kept Eadgar safe and helped give him the confidence to think of himself in a new way.
When Eadgar fled William's court and made his way to Scotland with his mother and sisters, he found a cautious ally in King Malcolm III who fell in love with his sister Margaret. As the disaffected northerners staged a coup to oust the Normans from Durham and York, Eadgar became their figurehead. But he was not yet a leader and had to learn how to navigate his way through treacherous waters.
The book was told in first person, an interesting approach which served to expose his insecurities in a convincing manner. It's easy to sympathize with Eadgar who must learn to make decisions that could turn catastrophic. However, it's a little hard to take him seriously as well, so when he does try to act like a king he seems a bit silly. The story got somewhat muddled when Eadgar started negotiating with the Danes to divide up England between them...after eliminating William the Conqueror. He suddenly seemed to be taking on too much too soon. I expect this will come clear in the second book.
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The Flame of Resistance The Lost King Book 1 edition by Martin Lake Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
This book was all dialogue. I never felt any emotion towards the characters, places or events. I don't like when authors ramble on and on about what people are wearing and the conditions of places and weather and so on but I like to at least be shown a vision of the times and places. This author did not do this at all. History has given us this story and these events so all the author really needed to do is make us feel some sort of connection to it. He failed horribly. If your interested in the story of William the bastard and King Edgar I suggest just reading non-fiction it may be more interesting than this book. Even Wikipedia is more interesting.
The book is nicely written. Focused on Edgar the Aethling, one of the claimants to the English throne at the time of the Norman Conquest, it provides an interesting supposition and story to his history. Little is actually known about what happened to Edgar, a grandson of Edmund Ironside, and Lake has written a very believable book of historical fiction.
I purchased all three books in this series however I have read only this first one. The book is well written and enjoyable but I did find it too long for someone just wanting to read a history. Someone looking for a serial, perhaps in the vein "of the ongoing adventures of" type will probably enjoy the entire series.
Not a very commonly covered piece of history, I have no idea if it is all made up or partly historical but it is a decent read. Written in contemporary English, it is still interesting and seems to cover the subject matter well. (Since William ended up winning, not many records about Edward exist so we don't know much about him). So far, I have enjoyed the inclusion of family members and his sojourn in Scotland and am looking forward to reading the second book. I would recommend this book for people who are interested in the early Norman period.
"The Flame of Resistance", is the first in a series called "The Lost King" about Edgar Aetheling, who was briefly the last Saxon King after Harold who was conquered by the Norman King, William! At first it thought it would be a long and tedious read; as the author sets the historical period in more detail than is required by the average reader of historical fiction. And some of his characters are not as fully developed as I would have liked.
However, I enjoyed the storyline and the action was vivid particularly of battle scenes. The narrator is the main character and he came across as authentic and interesting. He was 14 at the start and 16 by the end so was well portrayed as a teenage King who has been dethroned and was in exile in Scotland. Some of the characters were excellent. It remained historically accurate, though there were understandable author interpretations for a period of history so far in the past.
Overall, I enjoyed the book and intend to continue reading the series as I am fascinated by a "fuller" version if the history as I know it. Pleasurable reading for lovers of historical fiction and particularly of a period not often written about as fiction.
I don't remember why I bought this book except that I have liked everything I read by Martin Lake. The Flame of Resistance was no exception, and now I need to read the next 3 in the series!.
I've never heard of Edgar Aethling before, but The Flame of Resistance brings him to life. It begins just after the Battle of Hasting where King Harold and his family are all killed. Edgar is technically heir to the throne, but William the Conqueror won the battle and claimed the title, so Edgar is just a 14 year old boy who poses some, but not a lot, of risk to William. The Flames of Resistance covers the time until Edgar is 17, and Lake does a wonderful job of developing him both as a person and as a character. You know historical fiction is good when you learn something, and by that measure, this is a great book. Can't wait to read the next one in the series.
This story is about the ill-fated Eadgar Aetheling, last true Saxon heir to the throne. Too young to take the crown after Edward the Confessor's death, he was certainly too young to manage things less than one year later when everything had fallen apart. But there was no other choice for the Saxons after Harold Godwineson lost the crown. So the Witan hurriedly elected Eadgar next king of England, and this is where our novel takes up the tale.
Martin Lake presents Eadgar with an unenviable situation. Untrained and uncertain, Eadgar didn't know how to act, didn't know how to react, and found himself at the mercy of every change in fortune. After a half-hearted confrontation with William the Conqueror, Eadgar's supporters abandoned his cause pretty quick, and the youth was forced to submit to the new King. Luckily, a handful of loyal followers kept Eadgar safe and helped give him the confidence to think of himself in a new way.
When Eadgar fled William's court and made his way to Scotland with his mother and sisters, he found a cautious ally in King Malcolm III who fell in love with his sister Margaret. As the disaffected northerners staged a coup to oust the Normans from Durham and York, Eadgar became their figurehead. But he was not yet a leader and had to learn how to navigate his way through treacherous waters.
The book was told in first person, an interesting approach which served to expose his insecurities in a convincing manner. It's easy to sympathize with Eadgar who must learn to make decisions that could turn catastrophic. However, it's a little hard to take him seriously as well, so when he does try to act like a king he seems a bit silly. The story got somewhat muddled when Eadgar started negotiating with the Danes to divide up England between them...after eliminating William the Conqueror. He suddenly seemed to be taking on too much too soon. I expect this will come clear in the second book.
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