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  • Soldier of Fortune (I): The Wolf Cub

  • By: David Pilling
  • Narrated by: Nick Denton
  • Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (4 ratings)

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Soldier of Fortune (I): The Wolf Cub

By: David Pilling
Narrated by: Nick Denton
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Summary

AD 1453. The great city of Constantinople, last remnant of the once-mighty Roman Empire, falls to the Ottoman armies of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror.

An English knight named Sir John Page is taken prisoner by the Ottomans and forced to entertain the Sultan with tales of the West. Page chooses to tell the story of his own long career as a soldier of fortune in France, Bohemia, and the Italian city-states.

Page’s tale begins in the year of Agincourt, Henry V’s famous victory over the French. As the bastard son of Thomas Page, a famous mercenary captain known as the Half-Hanged Man or the Wolf of Burgundy, Page soon acquires the nickname of the Wolf Cub.

After slaying his cousin in a duel, Page flees his home and joins a band of outlaws in the forests of Sussex. At last - tired of the brutality of his companions - he decides to leave England and join the English army in Normandy. There he endures brutal sieges, vicious combats, torture, betrayal, and imprisonment, all to win glory and redeem his father's name.

Trapped in the Sultan’s prison, Page must hope his story is enough to save him from the executioner’s blade...at least for another three days....

©2015, 2018 David Pilling (P)2018 David Pilling
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An epic historical story!

It is 1453 and the great city of Constantinople has fallen to the forces of Sultan Mehmet II. Sir John Page, a mercenary knight, has been captured and has been presented with a choice. Either tell the Sultan a story that pleases him or be put to death. Given this choice John Page recounts his life as a soldier of fortune.

David Pilling has clearly well researched his topic in order to produce this epic historical tale. John Page describes how he came to join Henry V in his conquest of Normandy and his eventual rise to the rank of a minor knight.

Through this tale we see a man who has the same flaws and limitations that we all have. He has just been lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time. I guess this is one of the main reasons that I like this character.

This story is further enhanced by the narration skills of Nick Denton. His ability to bring the characters to life made me feel as though I was standing alongside them and observing the scenes rather than just following the story.

The question is will the Sultan be satisfied with the story or will John Page be put to death? There is only one way to find the answer.

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cowardly hero?

our hero wants all the glory fame and fortune, but spends most of the story (which IS good), shying from danger, otherwise I enjoyed the story of the English in France after agincourt. the narration was unsteady like teaching a student when to breath at a comer, and to stop at fullstops or end of paragraph before beginning the next. there was a lot of breakup in the sound which may of contributed to this.

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