It's the original Game of Thrones.
"In "Kings of the Damned" there is everything. Kings of iron, murdered queens, battles and betrayals, lies and lust, deceit, family rivalries, the Templar curse, changeling infants, she-wolves, sin and swords, a great dynasty doomed to fall... And all this (well, almost all of it) taken vividly from the pages of history. And believe me: the Stark and Lannister families can't even compare with the Capetines and Plantagenets.
Whether you're a history geek or a fantasy lover, you won't be able to tear yourself away from Druon's books. This was the original Game of Thrones. If you like A Song of Ice and Fire, you'll love Kings of the Damned."
- George R.R. Martin
The King of Iron - Volume I of "Kings of the Damned" reveals the last years of Philip IV the Beautiful's reign fraught with tragedy: the trials of the Knights Templar, betrayals and murders in the royal family and sensational romasne.
Murdered Queen - Volume II of the series showing a slice of French history during the brief reign of Louis X the Quarrelsome. This turbulent era is depicted by the author in a dramatic and raw way.
The King's Poison - In Volume III, the author vividly depicts the tumultuous years of the reign of Louis X the Quarrelsome.
The Law of Men - Volume IV takes up the development of the fascinating topic of the history of the reign of the last Capetines in France. Here we follow the bloody events after the death of Louis X the Quarrelsome.
The Wolf of France - Volume V of the series tells the further history of the reign of the last Capetines on the French throne. A crusade of "shepherds" drags through the country. The plague is spreading, here and there there are riots. A painful blow is also the untimely death of Philip V the Long, who is a continuation of his father's policies and makes himself known as an intelligent and energetic ruler. He too, like his brother Louis the Quarrelsome recently, dies without leaving a male descendant. Philip the Beautiful's third son, Charles IV the Beautiful, a weak and inept ruler, ascends to the throne. During the reign of Charles, the actual power is exercised by his uncle, Charles de Valois, and cousin, Robert d`Artois.
The Lion and the Lilies - VI volume showing events in France after the death of the last of the "Kings of the Damned," Charles IV. The war of the century begins.
When the king loses the country - VII volume of the series. France is devastated by the Hundred Years' War, the plague and the reign of John II.
7-volume set
Wydawnictwo Literackie, Warsaw 1991
Format: 205 x 145 mm, 1892s.
Condition of set BDB-/DB, slight rubbing of spines and soiling of blocks.