Fortune’s Wheel was published after Rhoda Edwards' Some Touch of Pity but is a prequel rather than a sequel. It covers an earlier period in the life of Richard III, starting in 1468 when, as the young Duke of Gloucester, Richard is caught up in the conflict between his elder brother, Edward IV, and the Earl of Warwick, the man known as the Kingmaker. The novel takes us through Warwick’s rebellion and George, Duke of Clarence's betrayal, and ends in 1472 with Richard’s marriage to Anne Neville.

The style of this novel is different from the previous one; rather than being a collection of first person accounts like Some Touch of Pity, it is a straightforward third person narrative. This means that Fortune’s Wheel lacks the intimacy of the other book, but at the same time it feels as though it has a broader scope – this is not just the story of Richard, but also of Edward, George, Warwick, Anne and many other characters. It’s not a very long novel but still manages to give a fair and balanced view of this period of history, bringing each character to life as a real human being with a mixture of good points and bad points.

These two novels could be a good choice for readers new to the period, but in that case I would recommend reading them in chronological rather than publication order to make the timeline easier to follow. Rhoda Edwards also wrote a book on Elizabeth I, None But Elizabeth, which I'm now looking forward to reading.