Nigel Tranter 
True Thomas 

Little is known about Thomas Learmonth of Ercildoune, vassal and esquireof the Earl of Dunbar, poet and prophesier known as 'Thomas the Rhymer’.During the reign of the Scottish King Alexander III, a time when thesword ruled over all and the treachery of the powerful earls had neverbeen greater, True Thomas became renowned for his extraordinary gift ofprophecy – a gift which has echoed through the centuries.In this enthralling tale, Scottish historical novelist Nigel Tanterbrings him and the wild and rugged times in which he lived to vivid andmemorable life.