The Castle of Kings Audiobook (Free)

In 1524, in what’s now Germany, thousands of peasants revolt against the harsh treatment by their aristocratic overlords. Agnes, the little girl of one of these overlords, isn’t a typical sixteenth-century woman. She refuses to use dresses and spends additional time with her family pet falcon than she does in looking to attract potential suitors. In fact, there is one man who passions her: Mathis, a child years friend, whom she can’t ever marry due to his lowly birth. But the situation about The Castle of Kings changes dramatically when a rogue knight attacks Agnes, Mathis shoots the knight to save lots of her lifestyle, and both are forced to go on the operate together, into the midst of the raging peasants’ battle.

Over the next two years, as Agnes and Mathis travel the countryside, are each captured by and escape from various factions from the war, participate in massive battles, and help to make new friends both noble and peasant, in addition they, obviously, fall in love. On the other hand, Agnes’ falcon discovers a mysterious band, and Agnes begins having unusual dreams that lead the two fans to revelations about their place in the world and in the rising German states.

With The Castle of Kings, Oliver Pötzsch has written a historical epic that calls to mind Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the planet earth and Bernard Cornwell’s Agincourt. “The primary story of Trifels Castle and the German Peasants’ War, with appearances by a few traditional numbers and accurate information on medieval lifestyle and weaponry, is fairly fascinating…The story reads like Princess Bride-to-be with serious pirates, or The Count of Monte Cristo fits Snow White…Entertaining.”-Booklist