In 1100, eighteen-year-old Simon struggles to find himself a place in divided England, and when he is offered the chance to accompany the king on a royal hunt, Simon hopes the journey will unlock doors for an exciting future, but when the hunt takes a fatal turn, Simon is forced to flee for his life.
year: 2008
call number/section: 1000
subjects: tirel, walter, william, ii, king of england, 1056?-1100, assassination, fiction, coming of age, fiction, middle ages, bildungsromans, historical fiction, great britain, history, 1066-1154, norman period, fiction, william ii, rufus, 1087-1100