Vendetta
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5.0 • 3 Ratings
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Publisher Description
The year is 1377. Angelo Anchioni has served in the Hospitaller Order for fourteen years. Determination, diligence and skill have made him a squire, but he remains unaware of the evil that those closest to him have within them. Returning home after a long absence, he finds his beloved family has been savagely murdered by the fickle decree of Bernabó Visconti, the lord of Milan and one of the most powerful men in Europe. Enraged, Anchioni sets out on a reckless quest through the deadly and dangerous landscape of 14th century Italy.
As Anchioni and his fellow squire, Stuart Heton, become embroiled in the simmering feud between Visconti and the ruthless English mercenary, Sir John Hawkwood, the young men discover they are ill-equipped to survive for long in a land torn asunder by conflict. Anchioni must pursue vengeance and thus forfeit all he holds dear, or he must become a willing pawn in a violent struggle that may very well redefine the balance of power throughout Christendom.
Customer Reviews
Vendetta
Very enjoyable it is great to have an author attempt to capture the greatness of John Hawkwood in a novel!
Vendetta, a richly told story of vengeance
Vendetta, Nickolas Hight’s freshman debut leaves us wanting more, and now. In Vendetta, Hight weaves a complex tapestry of historical and fictitious figures and events. The book is rich in research, rich in detail, rich in character, and rich in plot. Picaresque in style, Vendetta is set in 14th century Italy and follows two Hospitaller veterans who diverge from their order to embark on a quest of vengeance.
Hight’s set pieces are vividly orchestrated and memorable, his dialogue peppered with believably colorful period idioms, and his fully developed characters are painted so well one fully roots for the good guys and wants to see them thoroughly trounce the villains. Hight doesn’t hold the reader’s hand, but he was kind of enough to provide a cast of characters as well as definitions of the more archaic period terminology. Keep these sections bookmarked.
Vendetta is a force to be reckoned with and is clearly a sign of good things to come from this independent author.