Sir Nicholas Beauvallet is a dashing pirate with a rakish charm. Show more add to favorites add In favorites Simon the Coldheart shows the clash of two cultures after the Battle of Agincourt and gives detail of life in medieval times, but it's so different from Heyer's later Regencies and betrays at times that she was a young author trying to find her voice. Simon is a quiet, self-possessed man who some think cold of heart (thus his name), yet he clearly knows his mind and has worthwhile things to say when he says them. Some good scenes break up less effective ones, and aspects of the writing don't entirely ring true. We follow Simon as he works his way up in the world, as he fights battles, and as he eventually finds himself up against a very worthy opponent, Lady Margaret of Belrémy. This isn't a medieval romance it's more a mixture of different elements that make up an enjoyable, if perhaps less accomplished, story. Because of the date of the story, the language feels more Shakespearean than Heyer's Regencies, and the old-fashioned language might not appeal to all readers (although I personally liked it). This story is set much earlier - in the 15th century - and follows hero Simon Beauvallet, a nobody who works his way up from poverty to a knighthood and becomes a friend of the future King Henry V. Simon the Coldheart is one of Georgette Heyer's earliest works, written before she really hit her stride with books set in the Regency period.
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