Outlaw of Torn

This is pure swashbuckling adventure from the creator of Tarzan. Set in 13th century England during the brutal civil war between King Henry III and rebel baron Simon de Montfort, the novel follows Norman of Torn, a killing machine raised by a vengeful French exile to be the perfect instrument of revenge against the English crown. Trained from childhood in every form of combat, devoid of mercy, Norman becomes the most feared outlaw in England: by seventeen the finest swordsman alive, by eighteen a price on his head, by nineteen the leader of the most dangerous band of thieves in the realm. Yet a kind priest plants the seeds of humanity in this brutal young man, teaching him to read and awakening the first flickers of chivalry. Burroughs writes with cinematic verve, the sword fights crackle, the escapes are breathtaking, the political intrigue of the Barons' War provides weight. This is adventure fiction at its most energetic and romantic, a celebration of cunning, swordplay, and the making of a legend.