The Warriors

by John Jakes

Book Overview

A family builds an empire amid murder, betrayal, and the Civil War, in this saga by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of North and South.

With the Civil War reaching its gory climax, the divided Kent family is pushed to the edge of complete destruction. With the advent of the transcontinental Union Pacific Railroad, the Kents continue to fight for their foothold among America's wealthy founding families. While their private, insular war rages, young Jeremiah Kent is tempted by a calculating Southern belle into a trap of deceit, lust, and murder. There's no turning back as the Kents' destiny is set on an irreversible course alongside the great rebirth of America.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451213815
• ISBN13: 9780451213815
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 592 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 4.3" x 6.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

The Warriors (The Kent Family Chronicles)

Extremely interesting. Research and realism is fantastic. Good for those who love history as well as a good story.

The Best Yet !!!

I found Book 6 of The Kent Family Chronicles-" The Warriors", to be the best so far.The Civil War is in its closing months and Jeremiah Kent, second son of Jephta, walks hundreds of miles to Georgia, following his promise to his dying commander,Captain Rose who is worried about the fates of his wife and daughter when the Union Army seizes his plantation.Serena Rose, the captains daughter, is an evil vindictive young woman who drives Jeremiah to such a state of madness that she virtually forces him to shoot her to save his life.Realising that this act has put him beyond the pale, he changes his name and joins forces with an Indian.The pair become buffalo hunters and eventually outlaws. Michael Boyle, former protege of Amanda Kent, joins the crew of a company building the Union Pacific railway, where he meets Hannah, the daughter of a whisky selling pedlar. They marry,move to her home state and proceed to build a successful business. Gideon, blinded in one eye, works in a railway yard but soon sees the injustices perpetrated on the workers who are frequently injured and is determined to begin a union. Loius Kent is heavily involved in fraudulent stockmarket manipulations and comes to his just desserts.

awesome, read all 8, the story gets better and better....

keep going, they get even better....

Great As Usual

John Jakes continues the series with another great one. Rich characters, great dialogue, and an interesting history lesson. He is consistently excellent.

read the whole series....awesome..

you become part of the family....