Thriller set in Bangkok and Ko Samet
The Pendragon’s Banner Trilogy
Location(s): United Kingdom, Gwynedd
Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
Era(s): 450 AD
The first book in the Pendragon’s Banner Trilogy, The Kingmaking is a retelling of the Arthur legend – but a gritty, realistic one looking at the chaos and jostling for power after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the fifth century. Arthur is a young boy, revealed as the new Pendragon. He must serve a hard apprenticeship under his enemy if he is to succeed. Gwenhwyfar is his childhood sweetheart who finds herself a political pawn in a deadly struggle. This is the first volume in the “Pendragon’s Banner” trilogy, and is followed by Pendragon’s Banner and Shadow of the King. The book includes a glossary of Welsh place names and pronunciation.
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