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The Spider and the Stone: A Novel of Scotland’s Black Douglas

The Spider and the Stone: A Novel of Scotland’s Black Douglas

Author(s): Glen Craney

Location(s): Scotland

Genre(s): Fiction, Historical

Era(s): 14th Century

As the 14th century dawns, the brutal King Edward Longshanks of England schemes to steal Scotland. But a frail, dark-skinned boy named James Douglas, inspired by a headstrong lass from Fife, defies three Plantagenet kings and champions the cause of his wavering friend, Robert the Bruce, to lead the armies to the bloody field of Bannockburn. A thrilling historical saga of star-crossed love and heroic sacrifice during the Scottish Wars of Independence.

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