The Black and the Builder – Now Available!

Medieval France, 987 AD. Sixteen-year-old Fulk Nerra inherits a powerful domain and enemies who see his youth as opportunity. He has never led an army, negotiated a treaty, or faced someone who wanted to kill him. The Counts of Blois are expanding westward, the Duke of Brittany is consolidating power, and his own barons are already questioning whether a boy can hold Anjou together.

His father’s soldiers follow him because they must, not because they believe in him. His allies wait to see if he will fail. His enemies are already moving.

The Black and the Builder is the brutal education of a medieval warlord. Stone castles, bloody battlefields, and the ruthless pragmatism required to survive when many want you dead.

Available now:

• Paperback:  The Black and the Builder: A Novel of Fulk Nerra: Tompkins, Mark: 9798252608129: Amazon.com: Books
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