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Ash Fall: A Novel of the Knights of Malta (the Siege of Malta Book 3) by [Marthese Fenech]

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Fate meets fire. The world ignites.

1565. Malta stands on the precipice of one of the bloodiest battles in history. An elite Ottoman army, 50,000 strong, prepares to depart Istanbul, the seat of the Empire. Deeply conflicted, Demir must sail alongside the host determined to conquer his mother’s homeland and crush the Order of St John once and for all. Testing his loyalty is the knowledge that Angelica, the half-sister he has never met, dwells on the tiny island.

As the Maltese garrison braces for the incoming storm, knights and civilians stand shoulder-to-shoulder on the walls. Domenicus and Robert volunteer for the ramparts of Fort St Elmo, the most precarious position on Malta. Angelica finds herself locked outside the city gates and scrambles to a hilltop citadel, where she helps establish a makeshift infirmary. Katrina takes up a bow and stands a post, shielding her town as the Ottoman tide crashes against it.

For several blood-soaked months, Malta is the stage upon which fierce combat rages. Heads are fired from cannons, field hospitals set ablaze, knights crucified, and soldiers melted where they stand. As the land exhales swirling ash, and narrow streets choke on rubble, no one escapes the fiery currents of war unscathed. The body count surges. Hope scatters with the smoke. Outflanked and outnumbered, can the defence hold out until a much-delayed relief force arrives from Sicily?

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"The saga continues to be as captivating, informative, and realistic as in the previous two novels of the Siege of Malta trilogy. You are an eyewitness to the scenes, can feel the sufferings, hear the sounds, and absorb the smells and tastes all around you. As with Eight Pointed Cross and Falcon's Shadow, you will have a difficult time putting Ash Fall down."
Dan Brock, founder and editor of The Maltese Presence in North America

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Marthese Fenech is the bestselling author of epic historical novels set in sixteenth-century Malta and Turkey. She has also written the pilot episode of a television series based on her books.
Research has taken her to the ancient streets her characters roamed, the fortresses they defended, the seas they sailed, and the dungeons they escaped.
Obstinate curiosity has led her to sixty-five countries across six continents. She does her best plot-weaving while hiking mountain trails, wandering local markets, paddle boarding cliff-sheltered bays, and sitting at home with her Siberian husky curled at her feet.
The youngest of five, Marthese was born in Toronto to Maltese parents. At twelve, she moved to Malta for six months and was enrolled in an all-girls private school run by nuns; she lasted three days before getting kicked out for talking too much. Back in Toronto, she started a business editing and selling bootleg heavy metal concerts. She later worked with special needs children and adults, witnessing small miracles daily.
Mar has a Master's degree in Education and teaches high school English. She speaks fluent Maltese and French and knows how to ask where the bathroom is in Spanish and Italian. She took up archery and wound up accidentally becoming a licensed coach. A former kickboxing instructor, she snowboards, surfs, scuba-dives, climbs, skydives, throws axes, and practices yoga—which may sometimes include goats or puppies. She lives north of Toronto with her brilliant, mathematically-inclined husband and brilliant, musically-inclined dog, known to lead family howl sessions on occasion.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0B1GC6W7B
Publisher ‏ : ‎ BDL Publishing; 1st edition (September 8, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 8, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4299 KB
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 660 pages

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Marthese Fenech is the bestselling author of a historical saga set in sixteenth-century Malta and Istanbul. She has also written an award-winning script based on her Siege of Malta trilogy.

Research for her Siege of Malta trilogy has taken her to the ancient streets her characters roamed, the fortresses they defended, the seas they sailed, and the dungeons they escaped. Obstinate curiosity has led her to sixty-five countries across six continents.

She does her best plot-weaving while hiking mountain trails, wandering local markets, paddle boarding cliff-sheltered bays, and sitting at home with her Siberian husky curled at her feet.

Learn more at https://marthesefenech.com

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William Penick

Magnificent characters and breathtaking action

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 9, 2023

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Marthese Fenech’s Siege of Malta trilogy is a grand epic in every sense. It is about the bloody conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the island of Malta for control of the Mediterranean in the 16th century. The extent of the author’s research is reflected in her command of the diplomatic nuances and battlefield tactics. But as fast, furious, and often unpredictable as the action is, it’s her characters who make these historical novels so special.

There are heroes and villains on both sides of the conflict that will evoke a wide range of emotions in the reader. All of the primary characters are so realistically complex and beautifully portrayed that they are very difficult to forget. Even several months after finishing the first two books, I often found myself thinking about some of the characters and their individual trials. And after the third and last book, Ash Fall, I am seriously hoping to meet them again in a sequel or, even better, in a movie or TV series.

The writing is crisp and graphic throughout the trilogy. The author spends little time on unnecessary detail that does not advance the story line or character development. As a result, reading these novels was a joyful and rewarding experience that ended far too soon for me.

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Gail Florida

Wonderful Completion to the Trilogy

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 31, 2022

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Ah...what a wonderful, engrossing continuation & completion of the trilogy started with the Eight-pointed Cross! I found myself torn between stealing time whenever I could to read it -- and yet not wanting to read too much or too fast as it meant this delightful series would come to an end. I became attached to the characters & impressed by the plot twists that connected them. My only minor quarrel was that there were too many battle scenes that were too drawn out -- but after all, it was a vicious & hard-fought siege. But truly a minor critique in an overall amazing work...bravo!!

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Franco Davies

The best historical fiction I've read to date

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 30, 2022

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The story of the siege of Malta is incredible in itself. Reading real accounts show that. But what Marthese has created makes the reader feel first hand, the pain, love, and fear of the characters she has so lovingly created from the first book of the trilogy. The intensity of this third book is incredible. I could not put it down even knowing all the facts of the story. I envy the reader who does not know it!

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gineve refalo

Ash Fall: A Novel of the Knights of Malta. Book 3

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 17, 2023

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Quoting the author, "A David and Goliath tale for the ages."

A masterpiece in every sense.

Beautifully written, the dramatic story of the Siege of Malta in 1565 unfolds and comes to life. The reader keeps gasping for the next turn of events. A wonderful grand finale to the trilogy. A tapestry of plots and characters over three books, find their way, their true calling, their destiny.

Recommended to all bookworms who love an epic.
Bk 1 Eight Pointed Cross
Bk 2 Falcon's Shadow
Bk 3 Ash Fall
Happy reading.

Tina B

Immensely satisfying, exhilarating, and emotional end to a fantastic series

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 4, 2022

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A stunning and spectacular end to an addictive series, Ash Fall is an impressively wrought story of people unwilling to give up - whether that’s give up their homes, give up on their family, or give up hope.

Considerably more action-focused than the last two, Ash Fall deals with the main event between the Ottomans and the Maltese. I knew nothing of the siege going in, so for me, not knowing the way the battle unfolded or the eventual outcome, it was nail-biting. The action scenes in the novel are so engaging, exciting, and fast-paced. And while there are a lot of action scenes, as there are a lot of skirmishes and battles, they never got repetitive. Some of it’s grisly, but that’s the late medieval times for you.

The only thing I can say is: why must you kill off my favourite characters all the time, Marthese?

Speaking of the characters, while they didn’t change as much in this book as in the previous, they are consistent and endearing, and I kept hoping they would get a happy ever after.

The best stories about war show why war is arbitrary and needless. The reason the Ottomans wared on Malta was senseless, and the number of deaths that ensued, while the leaders remained safe, was horrendous.

The novel reiterates the thing we all know yet can’t seem to prevent from happening: the corruption that comes from too much power. In this case, I’m referring to leaders of countries and orders and religions who either wage war for selfish reasons or refuse to come to the aid of others for the same. As such, it’s a novel that resonates both with us now just as much as it is a story of what the world was like 400 years ago.

Yet, it’s also a story about bravery, courage, sacrifice, and coming together. And that’s something we need more of in this world today.

Overall, Fenech has carved an immensely satisfying, exhilarating, and emotional story from the rock that is history, showing us yet again that sometimes we have to look to the past to form a better future.

RJ

A much needed and wonderful escape.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on October 27, 2022

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How does one remark on the brilliant prose penned by such a talented author? The book provided me with a much needed escape. This book (as did each of the preceding volumes) successfully transported me back in time. The story lines of each character so brilliantly interlaced with the world as it was leading up, through, and following the great siege of Malta 1565.

Brilliant Marthese, simply brilliant!

Jon varley

What a Trilogy!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 10, 2022

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Would highly recommend this trilogy to anyone who appreciates well-written historical fiction! I couldn't stop turning the page. Marthese is gifted in her ability as a researcher and writer and translates these events on Malta with such detail that I often felt like I was transported there wheneverI picked up the book.

Ash Fall was a beautiful end to a trilogy - with heartbreak along the way - and I know I will read this again down the road.

- Heather Coates

Fennock

Great throwback to an exciting era

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 7, 2023

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Really enjoyed the prose and the vast cast of fleshed out characters that fill the pages of this book The author's portrayal of the siege from both sides of the battle creates an honest depth and engaging literary experience. I highly recommend it.

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