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For centuries, the bards have sung of King Arthur’s return, but is this reluctant warrior prince the answer to those prophecies?
In the year 1399, Welsh nobleman Owain Glyndwr is living out a peaceful gentleman’s life in the Dee Valley of Wales with his wife Margaret and their eleven children. But when Henry of Bolingbroke, the Duke of Lancaster, usurps the throne of England from his cousin Richard II, that tranquility is forever shattered. What starts as a feud with a neighboring English lord over a strip of land evolves into something greater—a fight for the very independence of Wales.
Leading his crude army of Welshmen against armor-clad columns of English, Owain wins key victories over his enemies. After a harrowing encounter on the misty slopes of Cadair Idris, the English knight Harry Hotspur offers Owain a pact he cannot resist.
Peace, however, comes with a price. As tragedies mount, Owain questions whether he can find the strength within himself not only to challenge the most powerful monarch of his time, but to fulfill the prophecies and lead his people to freedom without destroying those around him.
Read an excerpt:
Lord Reginald de Grey of Ruthin leered at his discovery. Swarming around him was a full corps of fifteen huntsmen, lesser lords eager to impress. One rushed in and rammed a spear into the deer, although it was a task that need not have been done.
“Aha! My gratitude, good men, for bringing down my prize,” Grey proclaimed.
“Your prize?” Owain started forward. “These are my lands you’re on. And well you know it. You are beyond your bounds. Parliament has upheld my claims on Croesau.”
“Richard’s parliament.” Grey clucked his tongue in admonishment. “’Tis a hard task to wield influence from a dungeon.”
Owain’s arms were locked stiffly at his side, though they had the strength to heave the dripping, dog-shredded carcass at Grey’s head. “Take it. Take the hide and the meat and the bloody set of antlers. But don’t come back. This land is not yours.”
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Owain sprang forward. “You have no right!”
“Yes, yes… hmmm. We shall see who has rights. Anyway, they were a little, shall we say, obstinate. A torched roof is very convincing. It has a tendency to make people into believers.”
About the Author:
N. Gemini Sasson is the author of six historical novels set in 14th and 15th century Scotland, England and Wales, including The Bruce Trilogy and Isabeau, A Novel of Queen Isabella and Sir Roger Mortimer (2011 IPPY Silver Medalist in Historical Fiction). Her latest release is Uneasy Lies the Crown, A Novel of Owain Glyndwr. Long after writing about Robert the Bruce and Queen Isabella, Sasson learned she is a descendant of both.
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Thank you for the excerpt. Quite dramatic.
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Really love the sound of this book. The more I see it, the more it appeals.
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Thank you for hosting.
This book sounds great.
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Owain is an interesting character, if your book was made into a movie, do you have a particular actor you would like to play him?
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Great excerpt, thank you.
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Thanks for stopping by, everyone! Gala, that’s a great question – and a tough one. Someone with a gruff exterior and strong presence, but who can be softspoken… Ah, Viggo Mortensen springs to mind!
That was a nice excerpt.
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Interesting set up, looking forward to find out more about your book.
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The world sounds very fascinating, how long did it take you to research for this book?
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Thanks for asking, Lena. I read several history books and biographies over a period of a few months before I even started outlining the story. Even when I begin writing, the research never really ends.
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Sounds like a great read, I love historical romances set in this time period.
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I love historical novels! Cant wait until I have a chance to read it 🙂
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Is it just me or does the cover dude look like the Gimli from LOR? I love this genre!
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