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Battle #1
Divided We Fall
Sure to delight fans of The Ranger’s Apprentice and The Summoner series, this fast action fantasy is shot through with intriguing characters and dark magic.
In an alternate Anglo-Saxon Britain, fifteen-year-old Will Foundling trains his heart out to be accepted into the shield wall. However, he is an orphan and an outsider and is constantly bullied by the hulking Angalsax apprentices. Then, the savage Pict tribes inexplicably unite and smash through the ancient Romani Wall and Will has his chance to shine. His beloved warrior princess chooses him to join her quest to warn the capital and a deadly race begins.
Pursued by ferocious, woad-painted warriors and terrifying, druid-twisted creatures, Will also has to survive escalating clashes with the Princess’ jealous guards. With only Bridget, a sassy battle-runner, to watch his back, Will finally discovers why the Picts have invaded. Reaper magic has returned to the world and armies of the dead are swarming down from the north. Worse still, on his first contact with the forbidden magic, Will finds he instinctively grasps how it works.
Can Will survive brutal warrior races, terrifying monsters and the rising dead long enough to control and hide the dark power stirring within him?
In an alternate Anglo-Saxon Britain, fifteen-year-old Will Foundling trains his heart out to be accepted into the shield wall. However, he is an orphan and an outsider and is constantly bullied by the hulking Angalsax apprentices. Then, the savage Pict tribes inexplicably unite and smash through the ancient Romani Wall and Will has his chance to shine. His beloved warrior princess chooses him to join her quest to warn the capital and a deadly race begins.
Pursued by ferocious, woad-painted warriors and terrifying, druid-twisted creatures, Will also has to survive escalating clashes with the Princess’ jealous guards. With only Bridget, a sassy battle-runner, to watch his back, Will finally discovers why the Picts have invaded. Reaper magic has returned to the world and armies of the dead are swarming down from the north. Worse still, on his first contact with the forbidden magic, Will finds he instinctively grasps how it works.
Can Will survive brutal warrior races, terrifying monsters and the rising dead long enough to control and hide the dark power stirring within him?
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Gareth Mottram
11 books9 followersHi. I have published a trilogy of YA, paranormal action books in my JASON WILLOW series. My current work in progress is a YA fantasy set on in a prison for magic users.
I am also working on a near-future, dystopian film script and a strategic board game.
I fit my writing around working for an educational charity and part-time school teaching.
I have trained (badly) in various martial arts over the years but now I play the less painful sports of squash and tennis in sunny Hertfordshire, UK.
You can catch up with the latest book developments and thoughts here and card game rules and links here
I really hope you enjoy following Jason and his companions and/or Will and Bridget as they battle... oh you'll see.
I am also working on a near-future, dystopian film script and a strategic board game.
I fit my writing around working for an educational charity and part-time school teaching.
I have trained (badly) in various martial arts over the years but now I play the less painful sports of squash and tennis in sunny Hertfordshire, UK.
You can catch up with the latest book developments and thoughts here and card game rules and links here
I really hope you enjoy following Jason and his companions and/or Will and Bridget as they battle... oh you'll see.
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