Book 1: No Man's Son
No Man's Son is the story of a violently orphaned teenager's struggle to survive after capture during Harold Godwinson's attack on his own King's lands in 1052.
As Harold's family seek to regain their positions as Earl's of England, this boy, Sar, must find his own path.
A savage act embroils him in a blood-feud with an implacable enemy who reveals a powerful secret. While in constant fear for his life Sar makes friends, fights enemies, finds love and earns a place in the world.
Suffering huge grief and guilt around his mother's death he yearns to redeem himself by freeing his enslaved twin sister.
Book 2: Blood on the Water
As the year 1053 comes to a close, our young hero is forced to head north to escape his pursuers. Internally England is united and at peace, for now. On the horizon dark clouds are gathering.
In the north the Scots are uniting under the warrior king, MacBethad To the west Gruffud ap Llewelyn attempts to claim Wales as all his own. Further west and further north powerful warlords wait to throw in their forces to steal silver, gold, and slaves from England's rich and fertile lands.
Once again Sar, and his friend Gyric are drawn into the maelstrom of great events, struggling to survive and thrive amidst the havoc of war.
Book 3: Death in the Borderlands
In the winter of 1055, Hereford, a once proud English city, is in the hands of Gruffud ap Llewellyn, the first King of all Wales. Its Minster has been burned down and its priests brutally murdered. Treasure and slaves have been taken into Wales. As the shock waves of these humiliating events reverberate through England, the only question being asked is how all King Edward and his mighty Earls respond?
Our young survivor, Sar, already entangled in the violent turmoil, continues to play his part as the next stage of the conflict along the contested borderlands between the English and Welsh peoples continues, Once again, he encounters old friends and, makes new enemies.
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