The compelling story of Scotland's hero-king who, tutored and encouraged by the great William Wallace, united his despairing people in a deadly fight for the throne and national survival.
In the third of this best selling trilogy, Nigel Tranter charts these turbulent years, revealing the flowering of Bruce's character, sustained by a passionate love, not only of his land and people, but...
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"Nigel Tranter is an excellent writer. "Steps to the Empty Throne" was like reading a movie. Mr. Tranter took great care in historical detail and wove them into a exciting and moving story. I couldn't hardly wait to start the next book to find out how these extraordinary people played out in history" — Lorie (5 out of 5 stars)
"Nigel Tranter is an excellent writer. "Steps to the Empty Throne" was like reading a movie. Mr. Tranter took great care in historical detail and wove them into a exciting and moving story. I couldn't hardly wait to start the next book to find out how these extraordinary people played out in history"
" I loved this book! Nigel Tranter is a new favorite author of mine after reading his robert the bruce trilogy.I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in robert the bruce and his fight against the english. "
" Wonderful book! A true epic of a larger than life man. "
" The most interesting of all to me. A must read for an Scottish interest. "
" Another book I read at least 10 years ago. I thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy and would probably consider re-reading if it wasn't so long. "
" I loved this trilogy. The images are still clear many years after reading this books. "
" Utterly magnificent. Kindle edition suffered from pretty poor proof-reading - very nearly a typesetting error on every other page - but even this can't detract from a damn fine novel. "
" This book was truly amazing. It took me awhile to get into, but once I started reading it was given every spare moment I had to read. I would suggest this to anyone who loves history. "
" Excellent series about a Scottish hero king. Typical of Tranter's books, tons of detail, but all worth while!! "
" great historical fiction. Tranter at his very best. "
" Quite a long book, not very attractive written story, despite Bruce´s strong fight for Scotland. "
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