The House of War and Witness
by:
Mike Carey (author)
Louise Carey (author)
Linda Carey (author)
In the year 1740, with the whole of Europe balanced on the brink of war, a company of Austrian soldiers is sent to the village of Narutsin to defend the border with Prussia. But what should be a routine posting is quickly revealed to be anything but. The previous garrison is gone, the great house...
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In the year 1740, with the whole of Europe balanced on the brink of war, a company of Austrian soldiers is sent to the village of Narutsin to defend the border with Prussia. But what should be a routine posting is quickly revealed to be anything but. The previous garrison is gone, the great house of Pokoj, where they're to be billeted, a dilapidated ruin, and the people of
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9780575132726 (0575132728)
Publisher: Gollancz
Pages no: 515
Edition language: English
To me, this was an unexpectedly nice surprise of a book. The story gripped me from the first pages and wouldn't let me go until I reached the end of Pokoj's fate. In the days leading to yet another 18th century war, a new regiment is sent to the house of Pokoj, near the Narutsin village at the Pru...
The House of War and Witness by Mike, Linda, and Louise Carey House of War and Witness was suspenseful in a unique way: from the outset, I could predict how the story would end, who would live and who would die, yet even so, I found myself thoroughly engrossed, the plot made no less suspenseful by...
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