Ironfoot, Dave Duncan
Ironfoot, Dave Duncan
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Ironfoot

Author: Dave Duncan

Narrator: Tim Campbell

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/24/2017

Synopsis

Medieval magic, murder, and mayhem!It is 1164, and for a hundred years England has been ruled by the Normans. A young Saxon boy named Durwin, crippled by a childhood accident, had caught the eye of a Norman sage teaching at a rural school of magic. Realizing that the boy had promise, Durwin was made stable boy, and eventually allowed to attend classes.Now twenty, Durwin is proficient enough that he is assigned to teach, but the other sages refuse to promote him and he is hassled by the Norman juniors for his disability. But those troubles turn out to be the least of his worries when he manages to corrects errors in an ancient corrupted spell, which promptly prophesies murder.Sure enough, word soon reaches the school that one of the local count’s house sage has died, perhaps slain by black magic. Durwin is whisked away to the family’s castle, only to find that one death was only the beginning. The young sage quickly learns of a dizzying plot to assassinate King Henry. Dropped into the middle of the complex politics of England’s royal courts, can Durwin stop them in time?

About Dave Duncan

Dave Duncan was a prolific author of fantasy and science fiction, including the fantasy series the Seventh Sword, A Man of His Word, and the King's Blades, whose books have been translated in fifteen languages. He was both a founding and honorary lifetime member of SF Canada. Dave and his wife Janet, his in-house editor and partner for more than fifty years, lived in Victoria, British Columbia. They had three children and four grandchildren. Dave passed away in October, 2018.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Emelia on March 13, 2018

Well, this certainly was not what I expected ! Ironfoot turned out to be a surprisingly good book ! Not only was it a quick read but Dave Duncan packed a lot of punch into it. Set in the 1164, it is a tale of a young Saxon boy during the years when England was ruled by the Normans. Young Durwin grow......more

Goodreads review by Sadie on July 23, 2018

4.5 I found this surprisingly enjoyable. It's much more a mystery than anything else, so it's not action packed, but it kept me interested and I really enjoyed Durwin and William. I'll admit that I found William's quick capitulation a tad hard to believe and, considering how much Durwin seemed to be......more

Goodreads review by Richard on January 11, 2018

In the 1990's, I played a Roleplaying Game called Ars Magica. That game was all about playing Mages and other characters who belonged to a like minded group (Troop/Castle/coven, etc) with the location being as important as the characters. It was set in the time of Richard the Lionheart (while away o......more

Goodreads review by Lorena on June 19, 2018

A mystery set in the reign of Henry II, but with magic. Dave Duncan's writing is always engaging, and the plot bubbles along nicely.......more

Goodreads review by John on November 23, 2017

Medieval whodunit, with magic. Great stuff, except that all the female characters are objectified and the only one with any agency (except maybe Eleanor of Aquitaine, who has a cameo) is a murderous trollop. C'mon, Dave, you can do better, right? Fave line: "I don't know about you, Squire, but I'm go......more

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