- In the year of grace 1345, as Sir Roger Baron de Tourneville is gathering an
army to join King Edward III in the war against France, a most astonishing event
occurs: a huge silver ship descends through the sky and lands in a pasture
beside the little village of Ansby in northeastern Lincolnshire. The Wersgorix,
whose scouting ship it is, are quite expert at taking over planets, and having
determined from orbit that this one was suitable, they initiate standard
world-conquering procedure. Ah, but this time it's no mere primitives the
Wersgorix seek to enslave — they've launched their invasion against free
Englishmen! In the end, only one alien is left alive — and Sir Roger's
grand vision is born. He intends for the creature to fly the ship first to
France to aid his King, then on to the Holy Land to vanquish the infidel.
Unfortunately, he has not allowed for the treachery of the alien pilot, who
instead takes the craft to his home planet, where, he thinks, these upstart
barbarians will have no choice but to surrender. But that knavish alien little
understands the indomitable will and clever resourcefulness of Englishmen, no
matter how great the odds against them...
- ISBN10 1451638329
- ISBN13 9781451638325
- Publish Date 21 May 2012 (first published 1 March 1978)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 11 March 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Baen Books
- Edition -50th Anniversity ed.
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320
- Language English