The Fletcher’s Penance

A Novel of Redemption

By: Kevin Grote

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

One hundred and forty pounds of tension. Ten years of slaughter. One chance at redemption.Thomas of Loxley is a machine of muscle and yew, a master of the longbow whose "English Song" has silenced thousands across the battlefields of France and Spain. But after the gore-soaked victory at Nájera, the machine breaks. Haunted by the eyes of the innocent and the weight of a stolen silver icon, Thomas abandons his unit and the "White Forest" of his lethal trade.He is now a deserter on the Road of Stars, the ancient pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. With the Black Prince’s Provost on his heels and a vengeful survivor at his side, Thomas must learn to look at a field and see bread instead of a killing zone. To find peace, he must undergo the ultimate "unstringing"—shedding the calloused skin of an archer to rediscover the man beneath.