Fallen Angels

Fallen Angels
Bernard Cornwell

A lost legacy puts one of England’s great families in mortal peril …Lazen Castle, home to the much-envied Lazender family, is a house under siege. The heir is abroad, pursuing his own adventures, so the family estates fall under the control of his sister, Campion. Meanwhile, The Fallen Angels, a powerful and dangerous secret society in Europe, need the Lazender fortune to bring their rebellion to England.Surrounded by deceit, Campion draws ever closer to a subtle trap that has been laid for her, her only hope being Gypsy – her brother’s aloof horse-master, whose loyalties have always been uncertain.In this powerful blend of passion, adventure and intrigue, the second chronicle of the great Lazender family comes to life.

FALLEN ANGELS

BERNARD CORNWELL

and

SUSANNAH KELLS

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First published in Great Britain 1983

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Fallen Angels is for Sean and Kerry

‘… the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists and calculators, has succeeded: and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever.’

‘Our antagonist is our helper.’

Edmund Burke, 1729–1797

From Reflections on the Revolution in France Published 1790

Table of Contents

Title Page (#u8a5cae13-ba95-57a1-a760-afe5f8c0b25f)

Copyright (#u1302fe18-f86b-5743-950e-21fab10359b9)

Dedication (#u56f43abd-7154-5427-99ee-a84d4d649371)

Epigraph (#ubc5102b9-447e-5911-9e9e-aafd9c58faa6)

Prologue (#u9e194e16-ed07-5cb9-9e05-03b5f7e71743)

Chapter 1 (#u4315e368-09f8-5f9a-83b1-a7789a8aca26)

Chapter 2 (#u066fb1da-ea51-55f7-94ad-ae61defa5dfe)

Chapter 3 (#u3bda0a66-3ab3-5024-8e76-1e318686eb9e)

Chapter 4 (#u9597857d-4ecf-5b59-ba80-4938e5421690)

Chapter 5 (#uc0ab0147-eb8e-51f9-9551-687cbd08c472)

Chapter 6 (#ud8f0e9c3-2215-5ee1-b6ec-018cd8898ffb)

Chapter 7 (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter 18 (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 19 (#litres_trial_promo)