Hector Cameron has been groomed by his father, Donald, into the finest broadsword north of the Highland line. And he'll need all of his skills plus a dose of his father's inspired leadership to take over as clan leader of the much coveted enclave of Caonich.
The strategic heart of Lochaber, Caonich has long been sought by more than a dozen Scottish clans, using every tactic short of outright frontal assault to wrest it away from the Camerons. But Donald has tempered his eighty clansmen into a peerless corps d'elite with no equal in the battle for their territory.
On the eve of marrying Joceline, the beautiful flaxen-haired daughter of a Burgundian nobleman, Hector is told by Donald that his time as clan leader has come. The Campbells of Argyll have stepped up their relentless campaign for Caonich, clearly regarding the Camerons as vulnerable with their ageing clan leader and his untried heir.
Full of trepidation, Hector leads his men into battle. But it's not long before the Campbells realise they've picked a fight with one of the most courageous and talented clan leaders in Scottish history . . .
In the fine tradition of 'Braveheart' and 'Rob Roy', 'Broadsword' is an unforgettable novel of one man's journey through the terrain of courage, tradition and love.
