{"product_id":"under-the-dragon-s-m-davies-9781739672645","title":"Under The Dragon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnder The Dragon: Book 2 in High King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn exciting new historical fiction series by Welsh author S.M.Davies, bringing the Dark Age to life. When the Romans abandon Britain, they leave behind chaos and threats of invasion from all sides. A land full of frightened people, facing slaughter by raiding Picts and Saxons. Feckless leaders and powerful priests, too obsessed with their own feuds to see that the islands are standing on the brink of catastrophe. Only one man can save the nation: VORTIGERN.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUNDER THE DRAGON Now the wheel of power has turned. Rome is a memory, and Britain stands alone. VORTIGERN wears the crown; High King at last. \u003c\/strong\u003eAt his side is a young warrior who has earned a new name - 'The King's Right Arm'. Kerin Brightspear, the king-maker, Vortigern's greatest ally, has proved himself to the man who saved his life. But as they confront the Picts at Hadrian's Wall, enemies within are already plotting Vortigern's downfall. Mercenary captain Hengist and his Jute warriors have sworn allegiance, but will they betray him too?Amidst chaos and bloodshed, Kerin faces his greatest test. The woman he loves is Gael, daughter of his nemesis, Bertil Redknife; niece to bitter rival, Eldof of Glevum. A family hungry for Vortigern's power. For Kerin, an impossible choice between loyalty and love. But something else is about to happen - an event which even Kerin has not foreseen. It will rock the foundations of his life and reveal his true purpose, as the kingdom lurches towards civil war.\u003cp\u003eCenturies later, the legends will call Vortigern a villain, but to a frightened people threatened with annihilation he was the High King. This is his story, seen through the eyes of Kerin, the young warrior who becomes his devoted companion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. M. Davies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 173967264X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739672645\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sylfa Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/30\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 494\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 1.10d","brand":"S. M. Davies","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873804726527,"sku":"9781739672645","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/under-the-dragon-s-m-davies-9781739672645","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}