The Sunday Times bestseller BBC History 2022 Book of the Year and Richard & Judy Book Club
Pick from Dan Jones. July 1346. The Hundred Years' War has begun and King Edward and his lords
are on the march through France. But this war belongs to the men on the ground. Swept up in the
bloody chaos a tight-knit company from Essex must stay alive long enough to see their home
again. With sword axe and longbow the Essex Dogs will fight from the landing beaches of
Normandy to the bloodsoaked field of Crécy. There's Pismire small enough to infiltrate enemy
camps. Scotsman strong enough to tear down a wall. Millstone a stonemason who'll do anything
to protect his men. Father a priest turned devilish by the horrors of war. Romford a talented
young archer on the run from his past. And Loveday FitzTalbot their battle-scarred captain
who just wants to get his boys home safe. Some men fight for glory. Others fight for coin. The
Essex Dogs? They fight for each other. Praise for Essex Dogs: 'Oddly joyous - rolling action
fast-paced a book that draws you in page by page. The way Dan Jones writes enemies reminds me
of Cornwell at his best turning up tension click by click.' Conn Iggulden 'A new champion has
entered the front line of historical fiction to stand shoulder to shoulder with Bernard
Cornwell.' Jane Johnson 'Battle-bloody brutal and perfectly pitched.' Daily Mail 'Vital
earthy and heart-stopping... So deft and funny that you'd never guess this is Dan Jones' debut
work of fiction.' Suzannah Lipscomb '[Dan Jones'] mastery of his subject matter is obvious. The
soldiers' lives are rather brilliantly recreated - the kit the fighting the boredom and
discomfort.' The Times 'Few books manage to be as compelling on every level as Essex Dogs: it's
adventure history and heart.' Dana Schwartz 'A busy urgent little masterpiece.' Graham
Hurley 'Fascinating. Brutal. Real... Impossible to put down.' Simon Turney 'Horribly
compelling... Only Dan Jones can carry you through blood piss and vomit and leave you wanting
more.' Daisy Dunn 'With a cast of unforgettable characters written with irrepressible verve
and historical accuracy Dan Jones delivers a compelling novel that thrums with swordswinging
energy.' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'The battles that shaped Europe from the point of view of the
soldiers... Searing.' Kate Williams 'War. Looting. Junkies. Pintle-tugging. The English abroad.
Dan Jones takes you to the year of Our Lord 1346.' Tibor Fischer
