Lee Chadeayne

Katia Fox

Ellen, a blacksmith's daughter, wants to become a swordsmith, but for a girl this male profession is unimaginable. Forced to run away from home, she disguises herself as a boy and has the opportunity to accompany a famous swordsmith to Normandy, where the sons of the greatest barons are trained to be knights. When she falls in love with Guillaume, a young noble man, she can't divulge her secret for fear it will endanger her dream of fame and recognition.

The Copper Sign

Forjada en cobre/ Forged In Copper

Despite his mother's insistence, young William knows he is destined not to toil with a swordsmith's hammer in his hand, but rather to stride the open country with a falcon on his fist. And when he rescues a magnificent bird of prey belonging to King Henry himself, the boy finds in His Majesty's favor a golden opportunity. Neither the stigma of a clubfoot nor the powerful influence of prophecy will keep him from fleeing the smoky smithy to run the open fields...in the shadow of the sky's winged masters. But his journey will be a tumultuous one, marked in equal measure by triumph and torment. He will meet a lifelong friend and make a deadly enemy, be hunted through the wilderness and go hungry on city streets. And as he travels from the huts of the lowly to the castles of the highborn, growing from callow youth to experience-scarred manhood, he will fight -- with honor for what is right and with fury against wrongs no man should suffer.

The Silver Falcon

Inglaterra, siglo XII. En una época turbulenta, la asombrosa peripecia de una mujer que persigue un sueño, ser la primera forjadora de espadas de la historia en un mundo marcado por las tradiciones, las intrigas, la dureza y las pasiones. La joven Ellen posee una extraordinaria habilidad para el arte de la forja y una firme voluntad para aprender un oficio que, en una Edad Media dominada por las más rígidas tradiciones, sabe que le está prohibido. Pero su vida está llamada a dar un vuelco cuando descubre las infidelidades de su madre con un caballero del poblado y se ve obligada a huir disfrazada de muchacho. A partir de entonces, se entrega sin descanso a su gran pasión: llegar a ser forjadora de espadas y crear algún día un arma sin igual. Tras ser aprendiz de un afamado maestro forjador, viaja a Normadía, donde, siempre disfrazada de muchacho, descubre el peligroso mundo de los caballeros y los torneos y conoce a dos poderosos hombres que desde ese mismo instante quedan ligados a su destino: Guillaume el Mariscal, el mítico caballero, de quien se enamora perdidamente, y Thibault, un iracundo noble de cuyo deseo y odio se ve obligada a huir por todo Flandes y Francia. Pasiones desatadas y emocionantes torneos que tendrán como colofón el descubrimiento de una pérfida conspiración contra el rey. Reseña: «Una proeza imposible para una mujer del siglo XII: el apasionante mundo de la forja de espadas. La mentira, sobre la que fundará su vida, la arrastrará a la aventura.» Heim und Welt

Forjada en cobre

Aubrey Botsford

With captivating detail and uncanny insight, Katia Fox transports us to the dazzlingly lavish royal courts of twelfth century England, where the kingdom's destiny lies in the hands of an extraordinary knight. Young Guillaume, fourth son of a minor baron, has passionate but unlikely dreams of becoming one of the king's knights. But when he rescues the queen from a rebel attack, she gratefully appoints him to be the sword-fighting instructor to the prince, securing his place at court. Soon, Guillaume becomes one of the most influential men in England--but as his star rises, so does the number of enemies who seek his downfall. Before long, a sinister plot is hatched to destroy him...Guillaume must outsmart his aggressors, or risk losing everything. The Golden Throne is the magnificent conclusion to Katia Fox's family trilogy set against the richly textured historical tapestry of the High Middle Ages.

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