Free (Kindle/Kobo UK) The Lion Wakes by R. Low [Scottish Medieval Historical Novel]

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The Lion Wakes by Robert Low (Wikipedia) is the 1st in his The Kingdom series of historical drama novels set in 13th century Scotland, amidst the conflicts caused by the succession issues after the death of Alexander III, free courtesy of publisher HarperCollins.

This has previously appeared free earlier this year, and The Scotsman gives it a favourable review, according to Wikipedia.

Incidentally, the official blurb kind of implies that it stars the major historical players, but Wikipedia says that the action is actually seen through the eyes of a fictional minor nobleman, kind of like Ridley Scott's film The Kingdom of Heaven telling the story of the Crusades through a relatively peripheral character's viewpoint.

Currently free @ Amazon UK, & Kobo (most likely only available to the UK). Will probably drop after a day or so @ B&N UK (linked for your price-drop-check convenience), like the other recent UK freebies have done.

May or may not make it across the pond, since this exists in the same edition over in North America. Thus far, we're kind of 1 out of 7 on that for recent HarperCollins UK freebies.

Description
The first novel in The Kingdom Series as Robert Low moves from the Vikings to the making of Scotland.

It is 1296 and Scotland is in turmoil. The old King, Alexander III, has died after falling off his horse one dark and stormy night. Scotland’s future is in peril. Edward I of England, desperate to keep control of his northern borders, arranges for John Baliol, a weak man who Edward knows he can manipulate, to take leadership of Scotland.

But unrest is rife and many are determined to throw off the shackles of England. Among those men is Robert the Bruce, darkly handsome, young, angry and obsessed by his desire to win Scotland's throne. He will fight for the freedom of the Scots until the end.

But there are many rival factions and the English are a strong and fearsome opponent. The Lion Wakes culminates in the Battle of Falkirk which proves to be the beginning of a rivalry that will last for decades…

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7.59 in the u.s.

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Finally dropped to free @ B&N UK (link in OP). Took a bit longer than it normally does for HarperCollins UK promos.

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Now also free @ iTunes UK, just in time for the Scottish independence vote.