Book 1, A Time of Dread, begins 130 years after the events of the first series. My second series, of Blood and Bone, is set in the Banished Lands, the same world as the first series. The following three books in the series - Valour, Ruin and Wrath, were all shortlisted for the David Gemmell Legend Award for Best Fantasy Novels of 2014, 20, with Wrath winning the 2017 BookNest Awards for Best Traditionally Published Novel.
That was a truly wonderful moment, as David Gemmell is a hero of mine and one of the reasons I write. Malice, my debut novel, was published by Pan Macmillan in 2012 and went on to win the David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Debut of 2012. I live on the south coast of the UK with my beautiful wife, three sons and my daughter, and an assortment of animals (at the moment three dogs, a horse and a lamb who thinks she's a dog). I'm also a Viking re-enactor and enjoy nothing more than standing in the shield wall with my three sons, who are as passionate about swords and axes as I am (when I'm not stuck in my coat of mail it's harder than it looks). I am the author of epic fantasy series The Faithful and the Fallen, Of Blood and Bone and The Bloodsworn Saga. And in the Otherworld dark forces scheme to bring a host of the Fallen into the world of flesh to end the war with the Faithful, once and for all. And all the while Corban must battle to become the man that everyone believes him to be - the Bright Star and saviour of the Banished Lands. But to get there they must travel through Cambren avoiding warbands, giants and the vicious wolven of the mountains. Meanwhile, the young warrior Corban flees from his conquered homeland with his exiled companions heading for the only place that may offer them sanctuary - Domhain. For she may be their greatest chance at killing the biggest threat to their power.
They have no intention of letting such a prize from their grasp. But any chance of escape is futile once Nathair and his disquieting advisor Calidus realise who she is. Left for dead, her kin fled and her country overrun with enemies, Cywen has no choice but to try to survive. But Rhin is playing her own games and has her eyes on a far greater prize. Allied with the manipulative Queen Rhin of Cambren, there are few who can stand against them.
The Banished Lands is torn by war as High King Nathair sweeps the land challenging all who oppose him in his holy crusade.
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