The Silver Horn Echoes: A Song of Roland, Paperback

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The Dark Ages was a time of great turmoil and the collision of empires. As the young Frank kingdom prepares for war, Roland, heir to the Breton March, has been relegated to guard duty until a foreign emissary entrusts him with vital word of a new threat to the kingdom. Now, Roland embarks on a journey to save all he loves from swift destruction. Yet, while facing down merciless enemies, Roland must also reveal a killer who stalks the halls of power and threatens to pull apart a kingdom reborn under the greatest of medieval kings, Charlemagne. It was thought Roland's father died on the battlefield, but he now has reason to believe he was murdered--and that murderer is Roland's new stepfather. With no more time for childish games, Roland hopes to quickly grows into the great man his kingdom needs, but he must first pass through the fire and come through unscathed. A Silver Horn Echoes pays homage to ``La Chanson de Roland`` by revisiting an age of intrigue and honor and a fateful decision made in the shadows of the Battle of Roncevaux.