The Lions of the North, Edward Marston
The Lions of the North, Edward Marston
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The Lions of the North

Author: Edward Marston

Narrator: David Thorpe

Unabridged: 8 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 11/19/2020


Synopsis

Soldier Ralph Delchard and lawyer Gervase Bret lead a group of the King's finest commissioners into the war-torn lands of Yorkshire to settle land claims and compile the Domesday Book. One island of wealth and luxury remains in Yorkshire: the castle of merchant Aubrey Maminot. There the commissioners learn of two great terrors: the rogue Olaf Evil Child, a hero of the poor and conquered Saxon people, and the ravenous lions Aubrey Maminot keeps as pets. The lions make a feast of an anonymous young man who tries to sneak into the castle, and Gervase Bret begins to wonder why someone would commit such an act of suicide.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Stephen on April 26, 2015

the further adventures of the group takes them to York and sinister background attempt to stop the tribunal into the land deeds and a few red herrings as well but enjoyed this the next in the medieval mysteries......more

Goodreads review by Sheri on March 27, 2023

I love this series so much. The author does such a fantastic job with the way he has created his characters and developed his plots. This is the time of the Doomsday book and it is the time right after William the Conqueror has defeated the Anglo-Saxons in the Normans are entrusted with enforcing th......more

Goodreads review by Ma'lis on August 11, 2022

Ralph Delchard, Gervase Bret along with Canon Hubert and Brother Simon, the King's Commissioners, are on their way to York to review more cases of King William's Domesday Book. On the way their horses and supplies are stolen. Once in York staying with Ralph's old friend Aubrey Maminot they set out to......more

Goodreads review by Ktmholm on May 19, 2024

When William the Conqueror invaded England in 1066, he commissioned a census of sorts, known as the Domesday Book, so he’d know the extent of his new holdings. In this 4th book of the series, Ralph and Gervase continue to survey the country, settling property disputes and other discrepancies in the......more

Goodreads review by Freddie on December 27, 2024

Weakest book so far in my opinion. The story was decent but they had so many small plot points that unfolded far too late in the book/ were very small and easy to forget. I enjoyed seeing a new character, Golde, join the commissioners in their adventures. Aubrey Maminot was a good twist villain. ple......more