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A well researched novel that weaves tales of love, betrayal and loyalty through a tapestry laced with overwhelming desire for fortune and power. Amazon reviewer
Filled with page-turning drama, strong and wily characters. I was surprised to read, in the epilogue, how many are based on actual historical figures. And, as was the case with the ruling caste, everybody is somebody’s cousin. But that doesn’t stop them betraying and murdering each other. Amazon reviewer
443 AD Tara, Ireland. “Be careful in your dealings with your uncles,” Maelon, pagan Irish prince and younger son is warned by his father, High King Niall, ruthless keeper of hostages. Who would be the youngest of the many sons of a king, especially when fratricide is a family tradition?
Aged twelve, he and his faithful wolf hound Kira are sent to study for a Christian priesthood he despises, in his mother’s homeland; Wales. Mealon has looked on the face of Goddess Macha, but is forced to keep his beliefs hidden from all, including his best friend.
After Maelon’s father ‘s death, seven years later, his worst fears are realised. The school is plundered and destroyed and he is forced to flee deep into the mountains, where he becomes besotted by his flame-haired cousin, Dwynwen. She, however must marry whomever her Christian father, King Brychan, dictates. A dispossessed Irish nephew, who has as good a claim to the throne as himself, would hardly be Brychan’s choice.
Mealon has to return to an Ireland riven with tension, as his brothers and cousins vie to become the next High King.
A family whose fates are entwined by loyalty, betrayal and redemption and a Celtic love story that has echoed through centuries of re-casting.
Historical fiction, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Matthew Harffy and Peter Tremayne.
