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Battle #1
Divided We Fall
Shields, lobbers, skirmishers and the rising dead - the Dark Ages as you’ve never seen them before!
In an alternate Anglo-Saxon Britain, fifteen-year-old Will Foundling trains his heart out to be accepted into the shield wall. As an undersized outsider, his dream is constantly thwarted by prejudice and bullying from all sides, but, when the savage Pict tribes inexplicably unite and come crashing through the ancient Romani Wall, Will has his chance to shine. His beloved warrior princess chooses him to join a quest to warn the capital and the deadly race is on.
Pursued by ferocious, wode-painted warriors and terrifying, druid-twisted creatures, Will also has to fight increasing hostility from his own side. With only Bridget, a sassy battle-runner, to watch his back, Will discovers the Picts are themselves fleeing from the resurrection of a dark and forbidden magic - a magic that begins to resonate deep inside him.
Can Will survive brutal warrior races, betrayal and the terrifying power growing within to find love and his place in the new order?
If you relish rooting for the underdog and believing impossible relationships can survive, then join Will and his companions in an action-packed, relentless flight through an ancient world on the verge of annihilation.
In an alternate Anglo-Saxon Britain, fifteen-year-old Will Foundling trains his heart out to be accepted into the shield wall. As an undersized outsider, his dream is constantly thwarted by prejudice and bullying from all sides, but, when the savage Pict tribes inexplicably unite and come crashing through the ancient Romani Wall, Will has his chance to shine. His beloved warrior princess chooses him to join a quest to warn the capital and the deadly race is on.
Pursued by ferocious, wode-painted warriors and terrifying, druid-twisted creatures, Will also has to fight increasing hostility from his own side. With only Bridget, a sassy battle-runner, to watch his back, Will discovers the Picts are themselves fleeing from the resurrection of a dark and forbidden magic - a magic that begins to resonate deep inside him.
Can Will survive brutal warrior races, betrayal and the terrifying power growing within to find love and his place in the new order?
If you relish rooting for the underdog and believing impossible relationships can survive, then join Will and his companions in an action-packed, relentless flight through an ancient world on the verge of annihilation.
194 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 15, 2020
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About the author
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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