Lord Edward's Archer

By: Griff Hosker

Narrated by: Marston York

Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's Summary

Thirteenth century. Wales and England. To young Gruffyd, life has been unkind. Eking out a meagre living with his father, he has learned very quickly how to look after himself in the hostile borderlands. His father, an archer, has taught him well, and at 17 Gruffyd is a keen and able bowman. Young, loyal and skilled, it’s not long before Gruffyd finds himself following in his father’s footsteps, working as an archer in the bordering castle. But tragedy strikes when his lord commits a devastating deed, and Gruffyd is forced to make a life altering decision. This is the story of a young archer’s riotous journey from avenging outlaw to merchant’s bodyguard to, finally, the captain of archers for the heir to the throne.

©2019 Griff Hosker (P)2019 W. F. Howes Ltd

Critic Reviews

"Medieval adventure with the pace and power of a war arrow in flight. Griff Hosker has sold over a million books and I can see why!" (Matthew Harffy)

Well told story and superb narration but.....

But I am getting more than a little weary of the superhero qualities granted the English archer protagonists and his fellow band of brothers in so many historical fiction works these days. A little more realism would be appreciated. I enjoy superhuman feats as much as anyone but you know what they say about too much of a good thing. A little more Shakespeare and a little less Marvel or DC would make for e better reading, in "my book." Otherwise, I cannot complain because the character descriptions, fight scenes and overall plot development are outstanding, as is the flawless narration!

I enjoyed listening to Gerald Warbow's story...

I enjoy reading historical fiction that brings a period of history to life. Griff Hosker, Lord Edward’s Archer, kept my interested. I really like the telling of Gerald Warbow’s story. I did find the author lacking in descriptive details and narration, but I really enjoyed his understanding of horses (coursers, rounceys, etc), bows, strategy, castles and much more of the time. Some reviews feel his protagonist is too strong, but I find that was the time. The long bow was a game changer for Medieval warfare. Before the long bow, knights were tanks and extremely hard to stop. At the time, many knights didn’t understand and thought archers were a dishonorable way to fight. I would really have liked to see more character development. I like that all his characters have descriptive names, but there backstory is limited. I really enjoyed the narrator Marston York. I wish he could have done the sequel King in Waiting, which Owen Front was the Narrator. The other narrator changed the feel of the story. I enjoyed this book and many others by Griff Hosker.

Lots of Action!

This tale has lots of action and was well worth the price and time spent listening. I thoroughly enjoyed it an DC will purchase the next audio book.

Another Great Hosker Historical Fiction

First in the series the archer takes on the name of his father to cover for the tragic misdeeds of the son. I find Hosker's story-telling to be up there with the greats of early British history. I'm on a seek and find mission to read all of this author's work. The English archers are an integral part of the history and the success of the long bow is an important feature. Excellent narration.

great story and it kept me from getting bored. Ca

The narrative was very good and one felt as though they were right in the middle of the action.

Love these books

They may seem a bit boys penis sometimes but they are highly. entertaining and that's what we want.

great storyline

looking forward to hearing the next installment, exploits and journey of Gerald Warbow with his band of brothers

An I BOOK

Struggling to find the right words to describe this book. Hard to listen to hard to accept. Will not be sorry not to listen to the likes of again. Sorry.

Not bad, not great

An enjoyable book set in an unfamiliar period to me so interesting politics. The narration is rather low key and so none of the characters really stood out but he makes a better fist of a variety of accents than many narrators.

Fast Paced

Warbow is a great character and the plot, poor outlaw archer makes good, clips along apace. The narration is excellent and draws the reader in. Throughly enjoyed it.

Good story

Remembering who is who with old English naming style takes a while to get used to but it does not distract from the story line.