Nigel Tranter 
David the Prince 

Half-Celt and half-Saxon, King David determined to take hold of hisbackward, patriarchal, strife-ridden country and, against all the odds, pushed and dragged it into the forefront of Christendom’s advancingnations.This is a story of independence, single-mindedness and hard-headedleadership. But also, through the turbulent years of his reign, it is astory of devotion: to the woman he admired and loved, Queen Matilda.Set in the 12th century, this is the incredible story of one of Scotland’s greatest kings: David, the monarch who made Scotland a powerfor the first time, told by master of Scottish historical fiction Nigel Tranter.