Dark Ages of Britain Series by Joan Wolf, Mary Jo Putney

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  • The Road to Avalon (Dark Ages of Britain #1)
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    The Road to Avalon (Dark Ages of Britain #1)

    Joan Wolf, Mary Jo Putney

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2007

    The pageantry and passionate intrigues of King Arthur’s court are expertly re-created in this historical novel—the only Arthurian novel in which all of the central characters are portrayed as intrinsically good people. This realistic retelling of the legend shows Arthur severing the bonds of bastardy, vanquishing the Saxons, and loving one woman... more

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  • Born of the Sun (Dark Ages of Britain #2)
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    Born of the Sun (Dark Ages of Britain #2)

    Joan Wolf

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1989

    In this beautifully executed continuation of The Road to Avalon , her earlier depiction of sixth-century Britain, Wolf tells the story of Niniane, a Celtic princess, and Ceawlin, bastard son of the King of the West Saxons. Eighty years after the death of Arthur, the Celts are disorganized, drifting away from the cities built by the Romans. The vigorous Saxons, on the other hand, have settled down and become civilized, creating in many ways a more viable culture.

  • The Edge of Light (Dark Ages of Britain #3)
    #3

    The Edge of Light (Dark Ages of Britain #3)

    Joan Wolf

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 1990

    The beautiful Elswyth, Princess of Mercia, is a woman-child already promised to a lord of the realm. Young Prince Alfred, fifth son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex, never dreamed he would don the crown of Britain, though he was destined to become its greatest king. Two headstrong lovers vow to fight to change the world rather than forfeit their passion--in a grand and glorious saga that explodes with the passions of love and war.

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