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Title
The high crusade
The high crusade
Author
Poul Anderson
Poul Anderson
format
Paperback / softback
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Baen Books
Baen Books
Language
English
English
UK Publication Date
20120521
20120521
Description
- In the year of grace 1345, as Sir Roger Baron de Tourneville is gathering anarmy to join King Edward III in the war against France, a most astonishing eventoccurs: a huge silver ship descends through the sky and lands in a pasturebeside the little village of Ansby in northeastern Lincolnshire. The Wersgorix,whose scouting ship it is, are quite expert at taking over planets, and havingdetermined from orbit that this one was suitable, they initiate standardworld-conquering procedure. Ah, but this time it's no mere primitives theWersgorix seek to enslave - they've launched their invasion against freeEnglishmen! In the end, only one alien is left alive - and Sir Roger'sgrand vision is born. He intends for the creature to fly the ship first toFrance to aid his King, then on to the Holy Land to vanquish the infidel.Unfortunately, he has not allowed for the treachery of the alien pilot, whoinstead takes the craft to his home planet, where, he thinks, these upstartbarbarians will have no choice but to surrender. But that knavish alien littleunderstands the indomitable will and clever resourcefulness of Englishmen, nomatter how great the odds against them...
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