England 1360. After the death of his father, the former Earl of Waringham, twelve-year-old Robin runs away from the monastery school and hires himself out as a stableman on the estate that once belonged to his family. As the son of an alleged traitor, he is among the dispossessed and exposed to the arbitrariness of the authorities. Especially Mortimer, the son of the new earl, bullies Robin wherever he can. A deadly enmity grows between the boys. But Robin goes his own way, which eventually leads him back into the world of court, nobility and knighthood. At the side of the charismatic Duke of Lancester, he experiences campaigns, rebellions and political triumphs - and he meets women who are as beautiful as they are dangerous. But the wheel of Fortuna turns ceaselessly, and while a young, incompetent king threatens to drag England into ruin, Robin suddenly finds himself face to face with his old mortal enemy again ...
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Gable, R.
Title
Das Lächeln der Fortuna
Details
1024 pages; Hardcover; One map sketch, two overviews
