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War Crow
So, you have heard the tales of King Arthur, his noble knights and the mighty magician Merlin. I knew them by their real names: Arthnog (my brother), Myddrin ap Idwal (mad old fool), Herewald, Gareth and the rest. There were no suits of shining armour. Their hair was matted and like the rest of Celti they smelt of stale sweat and mead. I see them now sitting around a fire in an old Chieftain's hall. Christ, they had a high opinion of themselves, crusaders to the last man. Their battle cry 'Combrogi am Byth' still resonates through my dreams. They fought for your people, for the land on which you stand, for your freedom.
I think back to those times often. Your ancestors could be quite an impressive bunch on their good days. The people of Britain were a varied lot: Arrogant Angles, men who kept their word even if it cost them their lives, Saxons who drank like fish but followed their comrades into hell without complaint or even comment. Oh, the Celti, what can I say about them? Well, they liked the sound of their own voices, free spirits, though some would simply call them stubborn bastards.
Your people were under attack from all sides: painted cruel Picti, slaving Irish and evil intent from a vengeful European Empire.
If that were to be the end of them, they were determined that they would end with one hell of a bang.
You may have heard of Arthur's evil sister too. In my youth I was just a little naughty, perhaps I even indulged in the occasional orgy, even human sacrifice. But was I really that bad? I will let you decide. Listen to Herewald, he knew me better than anyone.
I must admit I like the title 'War Crow', I think it suits me.
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In a desperate time the fate of the British people was handed to the 'War Crow'.
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'War Crow' was written as a stand-alone story. However, many of characters appear in my earlier novels. I enjoyed writing about Myrddin, Arthnog and their friends far too much not to come back to them. The story follows on from the events in 'Sacrifice'. There is no necessity to have read 'Sacrifice' or any of my other books to follow the story.
This is the first book I have written in the first person. I chose to access the perspective of Herewald, a warrior who fought at Arthnog's side. If you have read my work already, then you may find that Herewald has a different perspective on characters than I did in those works. I reverted to the third person to tell tales of events in Prydain (Britain) that were taking place out of Herewald's sight or knowledge.
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