October 17, 2024

Discounted Preorder for Oathbreakers!

20% off our new book for subscribers!

Modern Medieval

by David M. Perry and Matthew Gabriele

As we’re fond of saying, we have a new book coming out soon! It’s called Oathbreakers: The War of Brothers that Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe and, in the US, it’ll be out in just a couple months (December 10).¹

From the publisher:

By the early ninth century, the Carolingian empire was at the height of its power. The Franks, led by Charlemagne, had built the largest European domain since Rome in its heyday. Though they jockeyed for power, prestige, and profit, Frankish elites enjoyed political and cultural consensus. But just two generations later, their world was in shambles. Civil war, once an unthinkable threat, had erupted after Louis the Pious’s sons tried to overthrow him—and then placed their knives at the other’s neck. Families who had once charged into battle together now drew each other’s blood.

The Carolingian Civil War would rage for years as kings fought kings, brother faced off against brother, and sons challenged fathers. Oathbreakers is the dramatic history of this brutal, turbulent time. Drawn from rich primary sources, featuring a wide cast of characters, packed with dramatic twists and turns, this is history that rivals the greatest fictional epics—with consequences that continue to shape our own world.

Oathbreakers offers lessons of what deep cracks in a once-stable social and political fabric might reveal, and the bloody consequences of disagreeing on facts and reality. The Civil War at the heart of this tale asks: who is “in” and who is “out”? And what happens when things fall apart?

And although we can’t wait to share it with you, we’re delighted to have partnered with the online bookshop Tertulia to offer you 20% off pre-orders! It’s easy:

• Just click this link to go to the book’s page

• Enter “OATH” at checkout

• Get 20% off

That’s it! No need to create an account or anything.

Preorders are really important to authors. They build buzz, but also send signals to publishers about how much marketing to put into a release, as well as to magazines/ newspapers about which books to review. We think Oathbreakers tells a great story and that you’ll really like it. Plus you get to save some $. So, please consider preordering today.

And if you want more medieval history, check out our curated top 5 “get you interested” books on the Middle Ages!

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