In
the year 1399, Welsh nobleman Owain Glyndwr is living out a peaceful
gentleman’s life in the Dee Valley of Wales with his wife Margaret and their
eleven children. But when Henry of Bolingbroke, the Duke of Lancaster, usurps
the throne of England from his cousin Richard II, that tranquility is forever
shattered. What starts as a feud with a neighboring English lord over a strip
of land evolves into something greater—a fight for the very independence of
Wales.
Leading
his crude army of Welshmen against armor-clad columns of English, Owain wins
key victories over his enemies. After a harrowing encounter on the misty slopes
of Cadair Idris, the English knight Harry Hotspur offers Owain a pact he cannot
resist.
Peace,
however, comes with a price. As tragedies mount, Owain questions whether he can
find the strength within himself not only to challenge the most powerful
monarch of his time, but to fulfill the prophecies and lead his people to
freedom without destroying those around him.
And now an excerpt from the novel!
Lord
Reginald de Grey of Ruthin leered at his discovery. Swarming around him was a
full corps of fifteen huntsmen, lesser lords eager to impress. One rushed in
and rammed a spear into the deer, although it was a task that need not have
been done.
“Aha!
My gratitude, good men, for bringing down my prize,” Grey proclaimed.
“Your
prize?” Owain started forward. “These are my lands you’re on. And well you know
it. You are beyond your bounds. Parliament has upheld my claims on Croesau.”
“Richard’s
parliament.” Grey clucked his tongue in admonishment. “’Tis a hard task to
wield influence from a dungeon.”
Owain’s
arms were locked stiffly at his side, though they had the strength to heave the
dripping, dog-shredded carcass at Grey’s head. “Take it. Take the hide and the
meat and the bloody set of antlers. But don’t come back. This land is not
yours.”
“I’ll
come as often as I please. These are my lands now, everything you see. The
Welsh sympathizer is not long to wear the crown and Bolingbroke owes me a good
turn.” One hand upon his hip, he flexed the gloved fingers of his other hand
and nodded with satisfaction. “This hunting ground will do, littered though it
is with Welsh beggars. Incidentally, I took liberty to evict some troublesome
peasants of yours in the next valley.”
Owain
sprang forward. “You have no right!”
“Yes,
yes... hmmm. We shall see who has rights. Anyway, they were a little, shall we
say, obstinate. A torched roof is very convincing. It has a tendency to make people
into believers.”
About the Author
N. Gemini Sasson is the
author of six historical novels set in 14th and 15th century Scotland, England
and Wales, including The Bruce Trilogy and Isabeau, A Novel of Queen Isabella
and Sir Roger Mortimer (2011 IPPY Silver Medalist in Historical Fiction). Her
latest release is Uneasy Lies the Crown, A Novel of Owain Glyndwr. Long after
writing about Robert the Bruce and Queen Isabella, Sasson learned she is a
descendant of both.
Where you can find N. Gemini Sasson and purchase a copy of Uneasy Lies the Crown :
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I've read a couple of novels with Owen Glendower in them, as a bit part... I'd like more focus on him. A hero of mine since the Shakespeare. Always on his side - no question.
ReplyDeleteHallo Gemini, thank you for the fun blog tour, I'm halfway through my copy of The King must die and I'm loving the book, Uneasy lies the Crown is next on my list.
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Hallo Gemini, thank you for the fun blog tour, I'm halfway through my copy of The King must die and I'm loving the book, Uneasy lies the Crown is next on my list.
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Thanks a million, Hazel, for hosting this final stop on my blog tour today! And good luck to everyone in the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure =) I'm very excited to get a chance to read this one.
DeleteThis was a great tour to follow. Everyday I was reminded more and more of this promising read. I cannot wait!
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Great tour for a very interesting read.
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Great tour, I love to discover new books, with digital publishing it's hard to keep up with all the new releases and finding out what's good.
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Reading the excerpt, i was as angry as as Owen.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like one I'll have to add to my to-reads list; it sounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteI love this excerpt and am looking forward to read more about Owains adventures.
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Best of luck for your future projects! I'm going to enjoy reading my copy and find out what happened between Owain and Margaret.
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It sounds like a great book and I've read good thing about it, I'll add it to my tbr list.
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It sounds like there's some testosterone feuding going on there.
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Sounds like a nice read.
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