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A Thrall's Crown
- The Wolves of Dumnonia, Book 2
- Narrated by: Toby Gaffney
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
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Summary
A pact with the Devil. A truth revealed.
Saeric, a recently escaped slave, is running for his life. Prompted to flee his Saxon masters by visions of his younger brother, Saeric runs westward towards his former home. Weakened by years of thralldom and hindered by the iron chains that bind his ankles, he eventually succumbs to his exhaustion, to be found by a new master. He is found by Heremund, blacksmith of Scirburne, Wessex, himself a man with a shadowy past. Thus, Saeric’s brief taste of freedom is snuffed out, and with it, his dreams of avenging his family. His only hope now is his brother, who he prays will find him before it’s too late.
In far away Norvegr, Caelin ap Cadwyr–known to his Norse family as Rathulf–has set sail with his best friend Alrik on a rescue mission. All thoughts of Dumnonia are far from Rathulf’s mind as the Wave Skimmer turns into Leif’s home fjord. But all is not as it should be, and elation quickly turns to dread as the curse of Fenrir strikes again.
A Thrall’s Crown is the second volume in the historical adventure series The Wolves of Dumnonia.
The Wolves of Dumnonia Saga
“I have heard you, brother, and I am coming.”
A kingdom seized. Two surviving princes, separated by fate and distance. One seeks belonging, the other wants revenge.
Set in the turbulent Viking age and inspired by events recorded in the early medieval Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the Wolves of Dumnonia saga recounts the twilight years of one of the last great British kingdoms: Dumnonia. The series follows the lives of the two surviving heirs, Aneurin and Caelin, who are symbolized by the two wolves of their family’s royal standard. Separated in childhood amidst their treacherous uncle’s violent conquest of Dumnonia, the two brothers have led utterly different lives as they have grown into manhood. A mystical strand of awareness binds them, however, and as the saga progresses, their paths begin to converge as each seeks out the other.
Both wolven kin are driven by the same unwavering purpose: to one day return to their homeland and reclaim their stolen kingdom together.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Mair
- 22-09-23
Disappointing
I loved the first book in the series, but this was a little disappointing. The story had little substance and was somewhat repetitive, the protagonist doubting himself, talking to the voice in his head and the action extremely limited. I got the distinct feeling that, with some skilful intertwining, books 1 & 2 could have been one longer text.
The humour of the previous book was also missing and the characters were more stereotyped. Fox’s previous characters were fully formed, yet these were barely rounded, moving through the text more like shadows than active performers in the plot.
Toby Gaffney’s delivery was again superb and he lifted this rather mundane and drawn out novel to four rather than three stars. He is wholly believable and it was his skill as narrator that got me to the end,
I will buy book 3 in this series, in the hope the plot and characters return to their previous level of accomplishment, however if this standard is maintained I may not finish it.
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