PAGAN'S CRUSADE

‘Jinks’s alternately hilarious, often poignant novel . . . turns medieval history into fodder for both high comedy and allegory . . . This series may well become a cult favourite.’
Publishers Weekly

‘Rich, vivid storytelling, with a sturdy base in historical events, and undercurrents both comic and serious.’
Kirkus Reviews

‘What a romp! Not since Don Quixote took up with Sancho Panza has a knight had a squire like Pagan Kidrouk.’
The Voice of Youth Advocate (Voted a VOYA ‘Perfect 10’ Book in 2003)

‘Pagan . . . tells his adventures in chatty, modern English in a story full of pace and humour.’
The Observer

‘This book is a great, big, unholy delight . . . Jinks deftly interweaves the customs, clothing and food of medieval times with jokes, sharp caricatures and stench.’
The Australian

‘As a historical novel, Pagan’s Crusade is at once thoroughly ground-breaking and part of a solid tradition . . . Catherine Jinks has the capacity to overcome any current preconceptions
about the genre.’
Viewpoint.

‘Pagan’s Crusade [and] its sequels are . . . significant in their revitalisation of historical concepts in fiction.’
Magpies

‘Fast-paced, lively and very witty.’
The Bookseller