The Last Crusaders: Ivan the Terrible

Hardened by battle, seasoned by war, four adventurers caught in the path of one of history's most enigmatic leaders.

1571. At the great naval battle of Lepanto the Ottoman Empire is finally defeated, and it seems that Europe is safe.

But then Nicholas Ingoldsby is summoned to London by the Queen herself and sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople, the heart of the old enemy - and then onward, to a little-known but rising power called Muscovy, ruled by a deranged but cunning czar - Ivan the Terrible.

The rise of Muscovy has also caught the attention of the Ottomans; and their allies, the wild Tatar horsemen of the Asiatic steppes, Russia's ancient enemy. Soon Nicholas and his fellow travellers are caught up in their most dangerous adventure yet, trapped in a doomed Muscovy with a vast army of Tatar tribesmen riding down upon them, vowed to burn the city to the ground and extinguish Russia for ever...

“Rumbustious and gripping, this story places the reader at the centre of an unforgettable struggle-- GOOD BOOK GUIDE on The Last Crusaders: The Great Siege”

Napier is good at evoking the adrenaline rush of all the fighting and swordplay, but excels even more at creating characters who seize the reader's attention and imagination - SUNDAY TIMES

The gory historical details are absorbing as Napier invites the reader to travel with these comrades in arms - BIG ISSUE

William Napier tells the bloody and moving story of how its young hero witnesses the collision of two worlds with real style and panache - SUNDAY TIMES on The Last Crusaders: The Great Siege

Rumbustious and gripping, this story places the reader at the centre of an unforgettable struggle - GOOD BOOK GUIDE on The Last Crusaders: The Great Siege

William Napier was born in 1965 and educated in Cheltenham, Oxford and London. He lives in Dorset and travels widely.

Hardened by battle, seasoned by war, four adventurers caught in the path of one of history's most enigmatic leaders. 1571. At the great naval battle of Lepanto the Ottoman Empire is finally defeated, and it seems that Europe is safe.But then Nicholas Ingoldsby is summoned to London by the Queen herself and sent on a diplomatic mission to Constantinople, the heart of the old enemy - and then onward, to a little-known but rising power called Muscovy, ruled by a deranged but cunning czar - Ivan the Terrible.The rise of Muscovy has also caught the attention of the Ottomans; and their allies, the wild Tatar horsemen of the Asiatic steppes, Russia's ancient enemy. Soon Nicholas and his fellow travellers are caught up in their most dangerous adventure yet, trapped in a doomed Muscovy with a vast army of Tatar tribesmen riding down upon them, vowed to burn the city to the ground and extinguish Russia for ever...

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