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El Cid: Castilian Knight

Reconquista Chronicles, Book 1

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This first instalment in the Chronicles tells of Rodrigo’s rise to prominence when he became the champion of Prince Sancho of Castile.

This is but the beginning of a tale which still stirs the blood a millennium after it began. The legend that was El Cid began more than 1,000 years ago, and time has meant that reality and fiction are intertwined like the threads of a spider’s web.

This is the story of a time when brother fought brother and Christian fought Christian. Power was all, and Spain was riven by strife which was political, religious and familial!

One man came from the harsh land of Castile to make one land and one state. Spain truly began with Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar, El Campeador, El Cid. His story is told through the eyes of the warrior who spent his life at his side. William Redbeard came from humble origins, but he was destined for greatness too as he walked in the seemingly endless shadow of El Cid.

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I couldn’t find any book better for the introduction to the history of Reconquista so far. The narration is also good, some minor inaccuracies and jumps in tone but overall solid.

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I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT!!! I have no idea why it previously got such a poor review. I truly loved it and am looking forward to the next book!!!

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I thoroughly enjoyed this, fictionalised history is a great way to get a sense of historical characters and events and humanised them and gives them context.

Good character development

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Very enjoyable story from start to finish. Can't wait to start next volume. Buying now.

Very enjoyable story

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The Reconquista Chronicles are an entertaining series, no doubt about that. But this first book is a bit numbing experience at times. We are told many times that El Cid is a perfect man with no flaws at all, dialogue and character building are a bit one dimensional. This isn't helped by the narrator; his lacklustre reading is the worst I've heard for a long time. With this said, however, if you manage through this first book, the next ones are much better and even the narrator gets better, too.

Story of a flawless man

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