Fifteen hundred years have obscured the memory of a king who inspired countless legends.
Three generations after the Romans left, Britain has clawed its way back within reach of the security and prosperity of the past. As Rome crumbles under the onslaught of barbarian invaders and internal corruption, her last effective Emperor, desperate for allies, looks to Britain, and the rising fame of her High King, Arthur.
This is where the legends began.
Events sweep Gawain, a young warrior dreaming of glory, along in a tide that takes him far from his home in northern Britain to a terrible war in central Gaul. Intrigue and betrayal vie with loyalty and valour in an epic adventure at the last, bright flash of light before “The Dark Ages”.
This is the first in a new Historical Fiction series exploring the origins of the Arthurian legends, who Arthur may have been, and the wars he fought. It is based on the research of Geoffrey Ashe, MBE, that linked Arthur with a known historical person called “Riothamus”, which means “Highest King”.