Seven Noble Knights: A Novel of Medieval Spain

Spain 974. Gonzalo a brave but hotheaded knight unwittingly provokes tragedy at his uncles wedding to beautiful young noblewoman Doña Lambra: the adored cousin of the bride dead his teeth scattered across the riverbank. Coveting Gonzalos familys wealth and power Doña Lambra then sends Gonzalos father into enemy territory to be beheaded unleashing a vengeance that devastates Castile for a generation.A new hero Mudarra rises out of the ashes of Gonzalos once great family. Raised as a warrior in the opulence of Muslim Córdoba Mudarra must make a grueling journey and change his religion. Then he chooses to take his jeweled sword to the throats of his familys betrayers. But only when he strays from the path set for him does he find his true purpose in life.Inspired by a lost medieval epic poem Seven Noble Knights draws from history and legend to bring a brutal yet beautiful world to life in a gripping story of family betrayal and love.