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*‘**This** is the original game of thrones’* George R.R. Martin “Accursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!” **The Ardent Infidels**, renamed **The Iron King** is about Philip the Fair, a king as cold, silent, handsome and unblinking as a statue. 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. A web of scandal, murder and intrigue is weaving itself around the Iron King; but his downfall will come from an unexpected quarter. Bent on the persecution of the rich and powerful Knights Templar, Philip sentences Grand Master Jacques Molay to be burned at the stake, thus drawing down upon himself a curse that will destroy his entire dynasty… ** **From Booklist** Starred Review This is the first U.S. publication of the first volume of French novelist Druon’s seven-volume historical saga, collectively known as ***The Accursed Kings***. Originally published in 1955, the novel is set in the year 1314. Philip IV, the king of France, has disbanded the Knights Templar, arresting, tortur

Author

Druon, Maurice, 1918-2009, Hare, Humphrey, Hare, Humphrey

Publisher

New York : Ace Books

Published

1970

Language

EN