{"id":7040868,"date":"2026-08-17T14:35:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T14:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/entertainment\/books\/the-foot-on-the-crown-by-christopher-fowler-the-book-lovers-boudoir\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T14:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T14:35:24","slug":"the-foot-on-the-crown-by-christopher-fowler-the-book-lovers-boudoir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7040868","title":{"rendered":"The Foot on the Crown by Christopher Fowler \u2013 The Book Lover&#8217;s Boudoir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is said a legend is just a beautiful lie\u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the second half of the first millennium, the legends say that London disappeared for over four hundred years. We know almost nothing about what happened during that time. But if we could shine a light on the city\u2019s ruined walls, we would be in for a shock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Romans are long forgotten. It is now King Scarabold who rules what little remains of the city, together with his over-entitled daughter Giniva, her effete brother Leperdandy and their wayward, lunatic relatives \u2013 all squabbling and fighting amongst themselves for the future of their corrupted dynasty while trying to hide their most terrible secret.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And ranged against Scarabold is a horde of bitter enemies from both without and within his dysfunctional household \u2013 the eerie Sheathwing, Lord Carapace Earl of Beetles, the warlike nuns of \u00c9tranges Cadeaux, a primate called M\u2019Lin, Orobus the serpent, the terrifying Mater Moribund and the sinister child-spies Spackle and Peut \u2013 united in their desire to bring king\u2019s troubled reign to a bloody end.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the arrival of a mysterious outsider into the midst of the beleaguered Scarabold\u2019s snake-pit of a court that seems to offer a semblance of hope. The stranger\u2019s name is Watborn and he is a birdcatcher \u2013 strong, silent, he will infiltrate the royal family for a purpose that is all of his own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As fiendishly armed warriors gather beneath the walls, the battle for London, its body and its soul as much as its bricks and mortar, is about to begin \u2013 and who will be left unscathed at the field\u2019s end?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Foot-Crown-Christopher-Fowler\/dp\/1787637441\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3HIP0U8LTYW79&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Ue0MhMGBnW74QDMJzkYq3rq8aPjh7XK-ohlh8Ywtb38ROfWI-2Jc_cGWBXxxxh6aIlCgf7AS3CM4QC8HnITrs7giGbPh9TEih17cR9TuuQw.fBYJ6C9ohWA_e2v9Q-SMi09PFSPZvG985xTTCK8Wx1k&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=The+Foot+on+the+Crown+by+Christopher+Fowler&amp;qid=1750590408&amp;sprefix=the+foot+on+the+crown+by+christopher+fowler%2Caps%2C157&amp;sr=8-1\">The Foot on the Crown: An extraordinary final novel from the unmistakable, mischievous imagination of the creator of Bryant &amp; May: Amazon.co.uk: Fowler, Christopher: 9781787637443: Books<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Archery was cancelled because Watborn had accidentally shot the cow (1, THE BOY AND THE COW)<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">(Bantam, Hardback, 20 February 2025, 512 pages, borrowed from Irvine Library) <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I borrowed <em>The Foot on the Crown<\/em> because it was a chunky book and I liked the front cover. I didn\u2019t even know what it was about. The author\u2019s name was vaguely familiar but I haven\u2019t read anything by him. I fell in love with the book after just reading a few lines. I devoured this book in a couple of days. The book\u2019s set in the Dark Ages when London went by the name Londinium and the poor common people living in dirt and starvation around the city decide to rebel when some dark secrets of the Royal Family come to light. This is an engrossing read. I loved every word and would recommend it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">5\/5<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/>\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is said a legend is just a beautiful lie\u2026 In the second half of the first millennium, the legends say that London disappeared for over four hundred years. We know almost nothing about what happened during that time. 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