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In the Shadow of the Solstice by Meg Clothier

10 September 2026 By Editor

Nin is joining the gilded world of her sister’s husband — a powerful man known only as the Bear. It’s midwinter and there’s victory to feast. And where better than at the Hall high above the mists of the Lake? But why is the Lake so unsettled? The bonds of love and ambition once united […]

Arthur by Giles Kristian

27 February 2025 By Editor

The Saxons are now the lords of Britain. And yet the bards still sing of Arthur — ‘In our darkest time, when we need him most, shall he come again.’ Ageing mercenary Beran has no love of bards’ songs. Nor of people. Unless they are paying him to steal or kill. Now he has been […]

Arthur by Giles Kristian

6 June 2024 By Editor

Years have passed since the clash of shield-walls echoed across the land. The Saxons are now the lords of Britain. And yet the bards still sing of Arthur — ‘In our darkest time, when we need him most, shall he come again.’ Ageing mercenary Beran has no love of bards’ songs. Nor of people. Unless […]

Arthur will come again… and again…

3 June 2024 By Giles Kristian

Giles Kristian, acclaimed bestselling author of Lancelot, tells us about the timeless appeal of King Arthur’s legend and the thinking behind his Arthurian trilogy. As foretold, Arthur will come again – with the third book in the series, Arthur, published on 6 June. The legend of Arthur has been told in countless ways over centuries, […]

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