Moon Lord: The Fall of King Arthur - The Ruin of Stonehenge

by J.P. Reedman

Many Sun-Turnings have passed since the Ardhu the Stone Lord inherited the kingship of Prydn. His illegitimate son Mordraed seeks his father’s hall on the Great Plain, and a place among the famed warriors of Kham-el-Ard, but his appearance brings a shadow and a doubt.

Stand-alone sequel to STONE LORD.

Unknown Binding

First published September 16, 2013

About the author

Born in Canada, J.P. Reedman has been a UK resident for over 30 years. She has been writing since the age of 5, and preferred genres are fantasy and historical (or a mixture of both.) Interests are British history and prehistory, especially the neolithic and bronze ages, archaeology, anthropology and features of the countryside. She is author of the STONEHENGE SAGA a novel that places the legends of King Arthur back into the bronze age, and a number of works about King Richard III, including the epic, I RICHARD PLANTAGENET, which, with both parts combined, is over 250,000 words long and written from Richard's first person perspective. She is also the author of the bestselling medieval novel, MY FAIR LADY, about the little known Queen, Eleanor of Provence which is first in an ongoing series about lesser-known medieval noblewoman. 13 SO FAR!

Reviews

[J.P. Reedman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sequel to STONE LORD--a novel set in prehistoric Britain. Mostly from the viewpoint of the anti-hero Mordraed, a beautiful young man with a killer's heart, who seeks to destroy his half-brother, the pure and mystical warrior-prince Gal'havad, and wrest the kingdom from his father Ardhu Pendraec.
Real archaeology mingled with fiction. Real places, clothing and artifacts based on real finds.
When the Dark Moon of Mordaed arises, the Stone of Stonehenge shall fall!

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Brilliant, a great read.

[Frances Quinn · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is almost two decades since the events laid out in 'Stone Lord',and the events set in motion by Ardhu,An'kelet and their companions head towards their inevitable climax. Ardhu's nephew-son Mordraed is the catalyst for the tragic tale that unfolds, a saga of heroic deeds and treachery..

'Moon Lord' is the second book in J.P.Reedman's Bronze Age treatment of the Arthurian tales. Here the 'knights' and their ladies are portrayed as Chieftains and warriors of the Stonehenge era. It's a swift-paced,gripping book where the intricate strands of each character's story finally come togther in a wonderfully vivid scene amongst the megaliths at Stonehenge itself.
One of the main characters the story revolves around is Mordraed,the bastard son of Ardhu by his sister Morigau. Mordraed is an extremely well-realised character,as beautiful and deadly as a Bengal tiger, who brings mayhem and tragedy in his wake. However,it is possible to feel sympathy for him as the story progresses.
Mordraed's appearance brings heartache to each of the main characters-Ardhu,An'kelet and the Merlin. The unolding of events takes place in various sites across the South of England,Wales & including Newgrange in Ireland,which is equated with the mythical 'Spiral Castle'. The familiar motifs of the Arthurian cycle are cleverly interwoven with recent archaeological discoveries and ancient legends.
Reedman avoids the trap of depicting prehistoric peoples as either modern people in fancy dress or animal-skin wearing subhumans. Her characters are purely of their time,an era when they believed spirits and gods were everywhere, and life was an unchancy thing. She knows her archaeology,too, which is something that can't be said of many 'historic' authors!
So if you're looking for a good,meaty,well-written story with rounded characters in a believeable setting,writen by an author who knows their stuff,this one's for you..