The Times Literary Supplement referred to it as ‘barbaric, sensual, teeming with life… among the best historical novels. The second title in the series is The Strangled Queen – so you know before you start that it will not end well for Marguerite of Burgundy. Maurice Druon, Les Rois maudits (dition integrale) (Paris. The Iron King by Maurice Druon follows the intrigues, passions, murders, and backstabbing within the French dynasty in the 1300s. On the other hand, these novels feel so contemporary. Often, historical fiction can seem unconvincing and contrived as the writer tries to convince the reader of the setting – the tropes feel worn. The pace is relentless – no wasted details in scene setting – certainly no romanticising of the period. A web of scandal, murder and intrigue is weaving itself around the Iron King but his downfall will come from an unexpected quarter. The characterisation is vividly drawn and the writer manages to get you to the heart of the drama as it is played out.
The books were written in French and have been filmed twice as a series. He was also a member of the Académie française and a. Maurice Druon was a French resistance hero, a Knight of the British Empire and a holder of the Grand Croix de la Légion dHonneur. It follows the fortunes and misfortunes of the House of Capet down through several rulers, beginning with Phillip the Third. Druon’s series has been phenomenally successful in its native France, where The Iron King was published in 1955, with a couple of TV series to its name. 4.0 118 Ratings 8.99 8.99 Publisher Description ‘This is the original game of thrones’ George R.R. As Martin says, the story has it all – battles and betrayals, lies and lust, deception, family rivalries, the curse of the Templars, sin and the doom of a dynasty. Martin credits it as supplying the narrative arc for Game of Thrones. He governs his realm with an iron hand, but he cannot rule his own family: his sons are weak and their wives adulterous while his red-blooded daughter Isabella is unhappily married to an English king who prefers the company of men.Ī web of scandal, murder and intrigue is weaving itself around the Iron King but his downfall will come from an unexpected quarter.This book, The Iron King, is the first in a seven part series – The Accursed Kings – by Maurice Druon, set in 14 th Century France. It's a seven-volume saga chronicling the dynastic fight for the French throne in the early. The Iron King – Philip the Fair – is as cold and silent, as handsome and unblinking as a statue. Les Rois Maudits (The Accursed Kings) was written by Maurice Druon between the mid-1950s and the 1970s. “Accursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!”
Martinįrom the publishers that brought you A Game of Thrones comes the series that inspired George R.R. ‘This is the original game of thrones’ - George R.R.
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