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Which Elizabeth Chadwick Should I Read Next?

What Chadwick Should I Read Next?

To Defy A King
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10%
For the King's Favor
2
20%
The Scarlet Lion
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The Greatest Knight
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70%
 
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Which Elizabeth Chadwick Should I Read Next?

Post by SonjaMarie » Wed October 19th, 2011, 2:42 am

Hi all,

I've finished "Lady of the English", excellent book! So, which of the 4 books that BF have, should I read next, when I get to it?
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Post by Misfit » Wed October 19th, 2011, 2:56 am

As long as you can get them in order I would go that way. TGK, TSL, etc.
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Post by SonjaMarie » Wed October 19th, 2011, 2:58 am

[quote=""Misfit""]As long as you can get them in order I would go that way. TGK, TSL, etc.[/quote]

Oh, I didn't know there was a order, slaps forehead!

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Post by Vanessa » Wed October 19th, 2011, 8:47 am

Yes, I would read The Greatest Knight first. I haven't read it myself but it's on my TBR pile.
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Post by Madeleine » Wed October 19th, 2011, 8:54 am

Yes definitely TGK, it's sort of the first in the sequence - Scarlet Lion is the next one as it focuses on the second half of William's life.
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Post by Ash » Wed October 19th, 2011, 2:08 pm

I read them in order, but afterwards I thought it might be interesting to read them in historical chronological order - reading A Place Beyond Courage first, which is about Wm Marshall's father (the book is written after Greatest Knight, so normally would be read afterwards).

BTW this is a list of her books in order from her website:

http://www.elizabethchadwick.com/Books/ ... order.html

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Post by Madeleine » Wed October 19th, 2011, 2:31 pm

I don't think it matters so much about A Place....as I read that after TGK and my enjoyment of neither book was spoilt, as APBC stands very much on it's own - William is only a small boy in the book - but you definitely need to read TGK before The Scarlet Lion.
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Post by Misfit » Wed October 19th, 2011, 2:49 pm

[quote=""Madeleine""]I don't think it matters so much about A Place....as I read that after TGK and my enjoyment of neither book was spoilt, as APBC stands very much on it's own - William is only a small boy in the book - but you definitely need to read TGK before The Scarlet Lion.[/quote]

I definitely agree about that, APBC doesn't need to be read in any order, it stands alone.
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Post by SonjaMarie » Wed October 19th, 2011, 5:29 pm

Thanks ladies! BF doesn't have APBC though, so if I read it, I'll have to get it some where else.

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Post by EC2 » Fri October 21st, 2011, 5:23 pm

Arriving very late to the meet - we've had domestic trials and tribulations this end!

I would say read TGK first and then The Scarlet Lion. A Place Beyond Courage does prequel them but it is very much a stand alone. I wanted William Marshal's father to stand in his own light.
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Glad you enjoyed Lady of the English :)
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For never will cowards fall down there.'

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