1300, give a clear indication of the general plot of each. titles of the first three of Druon’s eight novels re-creating lives of the Capet dynasty of France, ca. The Iron King, The Strangled Queen, & The Poisoned Crown. I never thought that reading history could be this fun! You will learn about how people lived in those times, what they ate, what they wore, their religious beliefs and superstitions, etc. All of it on a much higher level than in GOT which makes up for the lack of dragons. Druon brought to life all those ancient historical characters in a superb way. ' -> '.wearing the long white mantle with the black cross.'. Just one little example, on the French version we read about the Templar attire, a white mantle with a the red cross and in the English it says it is a black cross: '.endosser le long manteau blanc à croix rouge. I have bought the first book (The Iron King) in the original French and comparing some sections I have noticed that the English translation sometimes is not the best, awkward sentences and some strange renderings. (Still, I am anxiously waiting for the release of the final GOT books :) ) the epic fantasy element is gone but all the rest is there and it goes to the point and won't make you read 300 pages where little moves on. After reading the first 3 books I can say that I'm liking this series better than GOT, O.K. I confess that I bought this book because of George RR Martin's saying that this series were the original 'Game of Thrones'. This bundle collects the first three novels of The Accursed Kings: THE IRON KING, THE STRANGLED QUEEN and THE POISONED CROWN. Bent on the persecution of the rich and powerful Knights Templar, Philip sentences Grand Master Jacques Molay to be burned at the stake, thus drawing down upon himself a curse that will destroy his entire dynasty… He governs his realm with an iron hand, but he cannot rule his own family: his sons are weak and their wives adulterous while his red-blooded daughter Isabella is unhappily married to an English king who prefers the company of men.Ī web of scandal, murder and intrigue is weaving itself around the Iron King but his downfall will come from an unexpected quarter. The Iron King – Philip the Fair – is as cold and silent, as handsome and unblinking as a statue. “Accursed! Accursed! You shall be accursed to the thirteenth generation!”

Martin.Ī collection of the first three books in Maurice Druon’s epic historical fiction series, The Accursed Kings. “This is the original Game of Thrones.” George R.R.

The iron king by maurice druon