About
Winner of four National Novel Writing Month marathons, Devorah Fox has written for television, radio, magazines, newspapers, and the Internet. Publisher and editor of the BUMPERTOBUMPER® books for commercial motor vehicle drivers, she is also developer of the Easy CDL apps for the iPhone and iPad. She has written test preparation guides for Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. and edited books for Techni-Com, a Canadian publisher, as well as several novels. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she has lived in Port Aransas, Texas, since 2005. Secretary of the Rockport Writers Group, Fox writes the "Dee-Scoveries" blog at http://devorahfox.com and column of the same name for The Island Moon newspaper and is a contributor to TexasNOW magazine. She wrote her first novel in the third grade and has written several more since.
A King Under Siege: Book One of The Plantagenet Legacy
Description
<p>Richard II found himself under siege not once, but twice in his minority. Crowned king at age ten, he was only fourteen when the Peasants' Revolt terrorized London. But he proved himself every bit the Plantagenet successor, facing Wat Tyler and the rebels when all seemed lost. Alas, his triumph was short-lived, and for the next ten years he struggled to assert himself against his uncles and increasingly hostile nobles. Just like in the days of his great-grandfather Edward II, vengeful magnates strove to separate him from his friends and advisors, and even threatened to depose him if he refused to do their bidding. The Lords Appellant, as they came to be known, purged the royal household with the help of the Merciless Parliament. They murdered his closest allies, leaving the King alone and defenseless. He would never forget his humiliation at the hands of his subjects. Richard's inability to protect his adherents would haunt him for the rest of his life, and he vowed that next time, retribution would be his.</p>
Story Behind The Book
No sooner was "The King's Ransom," Book Two of "The Bewildering Adventures of King Bewilliam" released than the king's fans clamored for more adventures. Indeed, King Bewilliam may have thought that he finally had his life put back together but he was mistaken. In "The King's Redress" he finds out just how badly mistaken he was.
Reviews
<p><em>Just like an arrow when it is drawn backward can’t know the target when it is launched, it still flies true. In the third book of the series, Devorah Fox hit a bull’s-eye. From his initial setback, our good king has flown true as well. Although not the same king who found himself in a cow pasture a while back, his epic fantasy comes to an exciting climax drawing on all that came before … and lies ahead</em>. — Mike Green</p>
<p><em>A father's job is never done, nor is a king's. And though King Bewilliam has fought to reclaim his throne, his struggles are just beginning. With no suitable heir, all his efforts and achievements are threatened in this fabulous high fantasy read. — </em>Samantha LaFantasie, author of the<em> Nepherium </em>series</p>
