This entry was posted in adventure, books for boys, historical fiction and tagged boys adventure, boys books, longbow, roland inness on october 21, 2014 by wayne grant. Along the way he is hunted by a paid killer, aided by a strange monk named tuck, and taken in by a gruff norman knight, who values his amazing skill with the bow. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Rolands thoughts and biases about the normans, saxons, irish, scots, and danes were especially interesting. The saga of roland inness series begins with the tale of a fourteenyearold boy who has extraordinary skill with a longbow. Thanks for themore mike, im working on the 4th book now. The saga of roland inness is the tale of a fourteenyearold boy who possesses extraordinary skill with a longbow. Wayne grant robin hood, viking lads and rampaging welshmen. Longbow is the first book in a four book series the ballad of roland inness that follows. Wayne grant has done an excellent service in exposing mediaeval english politics and how those politics affected the. All evidence suggests it was introduced by the welsh and later adopted by the archers of england to great effect.
Warbow, the actionfilled followon to longbow, is the second book in the saga of roland inness series. In longbow, the first in the series, 14 year old roland inness desperately needs meat for his starving family, but he takes the wrong deer on the wrong noblemans land. Longbow saga of roland inness, book 1 by wayne grant. Longbow the saga of roland inness volume 1 by wayne grant. Sales of all four books have now exceeded 80,000 copies and longbow is still a bestseller in the uk in. Jan 29, 2015 wayne grant captures your attention early in his books and does a fine job keeping it. An actionadventure set in 12thcentury england, this is an appealing read filled with bows and arrows, sword fights, and the like. King richard has sworn to take jerusalem from saladin and orders sir roger to assess the military situation.
See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Longbow the saga of roland inness book 1 english edition. Longbow is the first novel in the saga of roland inness. Roland inness desperately needs meat for his starving family, but he takes the wrong deer on the wrong noblemans land. Well this is just a bit self serving, but my ya novel, longbow, was just published and is available on amazon.
Interview with wayne grant, author of a question of honour. That skill and his courage are sorely tested as he fights to earn the trust of his new master. Raleigh author wayne grant publishing final installment in. Wayne grant is the author of the new book a question of honour. This is an alternate cover edition for b00ohzgqqg roland inness is a peas.
Roland inness is a peasant boy with an unusual talentand a secret. Wayne grant grew up in a tiny cotton town in rural louisiana where hunting, fishing and farming were a way of life. Wayne grant roland inness is a peasant boy with an unusual talentand a secret. Warbow by wayne grant 2015, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Oct, 2014 wayne grant does a wonderful job of creating a character who is both interesting, realistic and plausible during the time as richard the lionhearted became king of england. Longbow the saga of roland inness book 1 english edition ebook. See all books authored by wayne grant, including longbow, and the broken realm, and more on thriftbooks.
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading both of your books, longbow and warbow. This page is for the author and fans of longbow and the roland inness saga to share their love of adventure, history and ripping good yarns. Mainly because i finished longbow and went right into the second book which stars with some details like last time in longbow. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading longbow the saga of roland inness book 1. Perhaps mr grant should read the excellent book, longbow by the late robert hardy. Wayne grant books jan 2014 present 5 years 11 months published my first novel, longbow, in october 2014 and my fifth and latest, a prince of wales, in november, 2017. Browse wayne grants bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Wayne grant books list of books by author wayne grant. Hardy was acknowledged as a foremost expert on the weapon. I have lots of electronic books since getting kindle on my wifes handmedown ipad. Im about 100 pages in and hope to have it out by sometime this summer. Between chopping cotton, dove hunting and little league ball he developed a love of great adventure stories like call it courage and kidnapped. Roland, taller than most of his age and sturdily built, is forced to flee his home in kinder scout after the horrible murder of his father, rolf, at the behest of the earls sonby celebrating rolands courage and bravery, the author gives audiences.
Declan oduinne the saga of roland inness by wayne grant. Worse yet, he uses his longbow, a weapon outlawed and suppressed by the norman overlords of england. The normans rule england with their armored knights and a wellaimed longbow can pierce that armor. Im chatting today with wayne grant, author of the saga of roland inness series. Click to read more about longbow the saga of roland inness volume 1 by wayne grant. I admire authors who can give you a semirealistic glimpse into the deprivations and hardships that a peasant family would have endured during this period.
Raleigh author wayne grant recently wrapped up the saga of roland inness. I found your book whilst looking for ebooks on archery. Apr, 2015 city walls books and music will be hosting a book signing event for the exciting new author, wayne grant. Waynes books have been selling by the virtual truckload and im sure most of my readers will have noticed the likes of longbow showing up in amazons list of books you might like after youve read one of mine.
The award was created by the duke and duchess of buccleuch, whose ancestors were closely linked to scottish author sir walter scott, who is generally considered the originator of historical fiction with the novel waverley in 1814. It is a story of courage, loyalty, honor and treachery. The saga of roland inness by wayne grant goodreads. If you would like to know more about the author or get updates on new books, visit his webpage at. Warbow was a little slow to start for me the first couple of chapters. Longbow, the first book in the saga, began as a story told to my two sons when they were younger. It is followed by warbow, which takes roland and his companions to the holy land on king richards crusade, and the broken realm, which tells the story of his return to england to find a country in the midst of a civil war. Wayne writes adventure books aimed at young adults, and his two books longbow and warbow have reached top of their category in the amazon rankings. See the complete the saga of roland inness series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. A novel by wayne grant roland inness is a peasant boy with an unusual talentand a secret.
The walter scott prize for historical fiction is a british literary award founded in 2010. Wayne shares fascinating firsthand views of both the history and the customs of the day. Download ebook warbow the saga of roland inness book 2 pdf. The saga of roland inness is a story of honor and loss, loyalty and treachery. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Longbow is intended for young folks, but as others observed, those of us in the older generations also found it quite enjoyable. Volume 1 the saga of roland inness,wayne grant ebay. Waynes books have been selling by the virtual truckload. Longbow the saga of roland inness book 1 kindle edition by grant, wayne. So, if you would like to meet the author and buy a signed book, drop into the shop from 11am. Longbow the saga of roland inness book 1 kindle edition by wayne grant author format. King richard has sworn to take jerusalem from saladin and orders sir roger to ass. All evidence suggests it was introduced by the welsh and later adopted by.