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Sir William:
Fabio...LOL

He's obviously not familiar with swords, unless he intends to beat people to death with the flat of his blade.  lol

Sir Patrick:
I just got the "Greatest Knight" and the sequel "The Scarlet Lion" and tore through them.   Chadwick does an excellent job of bringing Marshal and his time to life.  Up until this point, the only other time I've really encountered the Marshal in fiction was in Sharon Kay Penman's "Time and Chance" and "Devil's Brood" (both excellent BTW), but in those books he was more of a supporting character.  My only regret is Chadwick told his tale in two volumes instead of three! ;)

Sir William:
Red, agreed on the desire for a 3rd book.  Even though she did an amazing job of cataloguing his exploits and beefing up the story...and you're right, it flows naturally.  I guess I just didn't want it to end.

  I caught up with the Scarlet Lion sometime last year...must've read it 4 times since then.  In fact, I just re-read Greatest Knight last week and started Scarlet Lion...and then came across a volume I'd not read in years and got engrossed in that; once I get through that one, I'll wrap up Scarlet Lion and wade my way back into the realm of the Seven Kingdoms (Game of Thrones is the first book).

Sir William:
Also thought I'd add that Marshal figures in at least two more books Chadwick's written, mostly about Hugh Bigod and Mahelt (the eldest daughter of Sir William and Lady Isabel); supporting character status but she seems to breathe life into him every time he shows up on a page.  Its great.

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