The very end of the book is left with a huge cliffhanger. The English King had died and his son is set to succeed him on the throne. Will the Prince have the same iron hand as his father, or will he give up this campaign to attempt to occupy Scottland once and for all.

The characters in this story are factual along with their actions. Relationships are also confirmed by the author through historical record. J.R. Tomlin simply attempts to tell the story from one perspective, that of Lord James. (although one chapter is told from the perspective of Bishop Lamberton, which seemed a little strange to me.) But more than a historical record of the Scottish Wars of Independence, this is the story of Lord James Douglas and how he grew from a thieving, homeless boy in France, into the notorious Black Douglas, Lord of Douglasdale.

This story could stand alone if you weren’t anxious to learn how the Prince will end up treating the Scottish. As for me, I’m already downloading the next book, Countenance of War.

This book is linked with the post “e-Book Review: A Kingdom’s Cost (Book 1 of The Black Douglas Trilogy)”.