Medieval Historical Fiction Novel of the Week
Pepin’s Bastard: The Story of Charles Martel by Diana M. Johnson
Paperback: 292 pages
Publisher: Superior Book Pub (November 15, 1999)
ISBN-10: 0966150414
Average Customer Review on Amazon: 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
Description:
Charlemagne’s pivotal reign is still some distance in the future when Charles, the bastard son of Mayor of the Palace, Pepin de Gros, is born. Pepin’s jealous wife, Plectruda, will stop at nothing to see Charles dead, thus saving the power behind the throne for her own legitimate sons.
Somehow Charles must survive and gain the power to face the Muslims who are, even now, pouring over the Pyrenees Mountains, determined to wipe Christianity off the face of the land.
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction on January 7th, 2009
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