Anne's true strength lies in her courage, herĭetermination to regain her father's fief and her willingness to step She is not given unrealistic strength or the ability to strike downįighting men twice her size-a common but ludicrous feature of much Though she is presented in fighting trim throughout the book, Naivete transforms into savvy adulthood as he carefully plans aĪppealing. As the story progresses, Conan's youthful He is strong, brave, and chivalrous to a fault,īut young man that he is, he makes occasional bone-headed decisions In the aftermath of theĪttack, the damaged keep is left abandoned-the bone of contention His men, among them a young page named Conan. Sword-only his daughter, Anne, is rescued by the noble Baron Roger and It is raided by the Sauval and the Baron is put to the One family, the Sauval, amasses power and wealth by robbing travelersĪnd raiding neighboring baronies. Of the province in a state of flux thanks to the minority of the Duke, The petty nobility of 12th century Burgundy that effortlessly places young readers within a historical setting much different from their own. The cover art for this book always intrigued me, so at last I decided to

Having recommended this book to dozens of people since then who have reported back that the recommendation was a worthy one, I hereby present this review so that even more folks may enjoy this excellent book. Here is a review I wrote in 2007 but for some reason, it never made it onto the blog.

The Red Keep by Allen French