King's Enemy Samantha Shannon 'A story that shines a

'A story that shines a spotlight into the shadows of the 19th century

'The first of my father's illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings

He saw the ochre-skinned

But when she takes her new manuscript to a publisher

keep your head down

King's Enemy Samantha Shannon 'A story that shines aThe Battle of Evesham has been fought and lost. The King is triumphant, Simon de Montfort is dead, and Adam de Norton is a prisoner, stripped of everything he once honoured and prized. Escaping from captivity in the grim castle of Beeston, Adam becomes a fugitive in a country in turmoil. Branded a king's enemy, he can be slain with impunity. Together with the widowed Joane de Bohun, Adam flees across a bleak winter landscape, evading both pursuing