Lord of Blackthorne

A young knight must survive on the wild borders of a kingdom when a gift from the king turns into a painful challenge in the debut fantasy novel from Jason Kingsley CBE, creator of Modern History TV.

A Gift - or a Burden?

A young knight, his head full of his grandfather's tales of chivalry and dragonslaying, single-handedly defeats the rebel Baron Reynald of Gorstone. The king rewards his courage with a fief of his own, but he must travel to the distant borderlands to claim it. Maybe it was not a gift after all?

Amid the harsh, unforgiving border country, the new Lord of Blackthorne struggles to rebuild a life from the ruins and forge key alliances. There are bandits in the strangely threatening woods, fierce sea tribes beyond the mountains, scant hope of help from the crown and strange powers in play.

As he and his people finally come to terms with rebuilding their lives, he receives a cryptic warning. A warlord is gathering outlaws to his banner in the west...

Author: Jason Kingsley
Publisher: Rebellion
Published: 11/11/2025
Pages: 464
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.78lbs
Size: 9.04h x 6.34w x 1.51d
ISBN: 9781837865673

About the Author
Jason Kingsley CBE is the CEO, Creative Director and Founder of Rebellion, one of Europe's largest and oldest independent game developers. Jason co-founded Rebellion with his brother Chris in 1992, after leaving Oxford University, with the studio making an immediate impact upon the release of seminal shooter Alien vs Predator. In 2000 Jason led Rebellion's purchase of powerhouse UK sci-fi comic 2000 AD, and later co-produced the 2012 film adaptation, Dredd.

A highly influential veteran figure in the UK game industry, Jason helped found industry organisation TIGA and has been awarded an OBE and a CBE for his services to the UK economy. He also sat on the government's Creative Industries Council and was a trustee of Her Majesty's Royal Armouries. Jason has been profiled in The Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and Forbes.com.

In addition to being a regular guest on BBC news and radio, Jason presents the medieval-themed YouTube channel Modern History TV, which has rapidly grown a worldwide subscriber base of nearly a million. Jason also maintains a stable of horses and several battle-trained stallions and participates in real jousting at historic sites both in the UK and internationally.