Knights of the Air Book 4: Exile
(By Iain Stewart)
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SHORT LISTED FOR BEST 20TH CENTURY WARTIME FICTION – 2022 HEMINGWAY BOOK AWARDS . Final Judgement May 2023.
A "skillfully written tale, full of moral ambiguities, high tension, and spine-tingling scenes of air action." BookView Review.
Lance Fitch knows his enemies better than his new comrades… and isn’t sure who are the most dangerous.
Spring 1918. Lance Fitch is exiled to the newly fledged US Army Air Services. Based in the peaceful Champagne sector, his task is to make the tyros of his new squadron war ready before they are thrust into the fray.
But plans change as the Germans surprise attack surges through Champagne towards Paris. Lance finds himself fighting a familiar foe, the pilots of JG Richthofen , freshly equipped with the superb Fokker DVII. Only this time he’s been given war virgin pilots and planes that disintegrate in combat.
Even worse, the Kaiser has one desperate last weapon to force a French surrender. Lance is ‘volunteered’ into a task force to bomb that threat into oblivion. The good news is that Arthur Wolsey, his mentor and friend, and Arthur’s 100 Wing are part of the same task force. The bad news is that they are likely to die together.
Knights of the Air, Book 4; Exile is a gripping finale to the series, and brings the fortunes of Lance's friends, lovers, and foes to an explosive climax. Heroism and cowardice, naked ambition and selfless nobility, love and hate, friendship and betrayal all fight their corner as the carnage grows to a crescendo. Who will be left standing when the guns fall silent?
The final novel of the series illuminates the dawn of US military aviation not just with pyrotechnical clashes in the air, but also with equally vivid character profiles of the most famous American aviators of WW1, the likes of Eddie Rickenbacker, Frank Luke, and Billy Mitchell.
SERIES AWARDS
TOP 20 FICTION BOOKS OF 2022 - OUTSTANDING CREATOR AWARD
WINNER 2022 OUTSTANDING CREATOR@HISTORICAL FICTION
WINNER 2022 INTERNATIONAL IMPACT AWARDS @ MILITARY HISTORY.
WINNER 2022 MAINSTREAM MEDIA @ MILITARY FICTION
WINNER 2022 LITERARY TITAN @MILITARY FICTION
Stewart is at his best when he delves into the intricacies of relationships, friendship, bravado, cowardice, integrity, ambition, and the foibles of the human heart, not to mention the horrors of military strategy and technology and the cost of war to nations and individuals. An exceedingly intelligent and unpredictable story, notable for supple prose, credibly motivated characters, and meticulously researched detail. BOOKVIEW Knights of the Book 4 EXILE
SERIES PRAISE
“Action, loyalty, valor, and blood make Stewart’s series kicker in the Knights of the Air series a remarkable historical novel… A sharp and effective blend of WWI aviation action and adventure, a hefty dose of emotion and human drama, plus a dash of romance keep the pages flying. Finely written and vividly imagined, this is a complex, gritty novel delving into the brutalities of war. Stewart is an author to watch.” BOOKVIEW GOLD BADGE.
“A rousing yarn that deftly delivers both a wartime adventure and a character study.” KIRKUS REVIEWS
The descriptions of combat are so intricate and fierce that you can't help but be on the edge your seat while reading this…it's like you're actually in the cockpit experiencing it. OUTSTANDING CREATOR AWARD
“Author Iain Stewart knows how to throw readers into a scene and keep them enthralled until the end…a rousing and suspenseful military adventure novel that is filled with gritty air combat that sticks close to the WW1 facts but never forgets to entertain the reader.” LITERARY TITAN REVIEW”
