<p><b>David Churchill writes with the immediacy of Conn Iggulden, the epic ambition of Bernard Cornwell and the plotting of CJ Sansom. The <i>Leopards of Normandy</i> trilogy tells the story of William the Conqueror in all its wild, intoxicating, unfailingly dramatic glory.</b></p><p> <b></b></p><p> <i>The fate of England hangs in the balance of a fight between brothers</i></p><p> <i></i></p><p> The noble families of Europe are tearing themselves apart in their lust for power and wealth. </p><p> </p><p> Emma, Queen of England, is in agony over the succession to her husband Canute's throne ... while her brother, the Duke of Normandy's sons battle in the wake of his death.</p><p> </p><p> Robert, the younger son, has been cheated of Normandy's mightiest castle and sets out to take it by force. He emerges from a bloody siege victorious and in love with a beautiful - and pregnant - peasant girl. </p><p> </p><p> Robert's child will be mocked as William the bastard. But we have another name for him </p><p> ... <i>Conqueror</i>.</p><p> </p><p> <b>The first instalment in the <i>Leopards of Normandy</i> trilogy paints a world seething with rivalry and intrigue, where assassins are never short of work. </b></p>