Penman, Sharon Kay (with Diana Gabaldon and Dana Stabenow)

Devil's Brood, the final volume in her trilogy of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine, centers on the implosion of a family. And because it is a royal family whose domains span the English Channel and whose alliances encompass the Christian world, that collapse will have dire consequences. This is a story of betrayal as Henry III’s three eldest sons and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine enter into a rebellion against him, aligning themselves with his bitterest enemy, King Louis of France. But it is also the story of a great king whose brilliance forged an empire but whose personal blind spots led him into the most serious mistake of his life.

Penman is joined by her fans Gabaldon, Stabenow, and Barbara Peters, who as a quartet form a cheerleading team for the work of PF Chisholm who writes the Robert Carey Elizabethan series (we hope with a work in progress).

www.sharonkaypenman.com

www.its.caltech.edu/~gatti/gabaldon/

www.stabenow.com