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AD 1569. The March lands between England and Scotland are a place of terror, where outlaw bands and broken men rob, pillage, and murder in open defiance of the law. Here, deadly blood-feud is a way of life. Families of robbers, known as Border Reivers, live via blackmail and terrorism. No man sleeps safe in his bed, and the sound of hoof beats on the tops is a herald of death.

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Reiver is the latest novella by David Pilling, author of the Caesar's Sword trilogy, Leader of Battles, The White Hawk, and Soldier of Fortune.

©2017 David Pilling (P)2017 David Pilling

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Fantastic.

I enjoyed this very much. I expect nothing less from David Pilling, well written and researched.
A superb deliverance from Mark Topping.

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