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Ash: A Secret History

Mary Gentle

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#381 of 8,085 books · #74 in Fantasy

Won the BSFA Award for Best Novel (2000). Also shortlisted or longlisted for 2 other awards.

For the beautiful young woman Ash, life has always been arquebuses and artillery, swords and armour and the true horrors of hand-to-hand combat. War is her job. She has fought her way to the command of a mercenary company, and on her unlikely shoulders lies the destiny of a Europe threatened by the depredations of an Infidel army more terrible than any nightmare. Ash: A Secret History won the BSFA Award for best novel, 2000.

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Publisher
Victor Gollancz Ltd
ISBN-13
9780575128767
Topics
War and mercenariesAlternate historyFemale warrior/leadershipMedieval EuropeBattle against dark forces

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