Ten years after the Battle of Camlann, in which Arthur was slain, Budoc the hermit waits for death in the Sacred Wood, his world crumbling into darkness. Raiders roam the coasts of Britain in wolf packs, burning crops and slaughtering villagers. Among them is an Irish war party in search of a magical chalice, accompanied by

Ten years have passed since Arthur’s Empire of Albion died with him at Camlann. But before the last battle he entrusted the symbol of sovereignty, the chalice he brought back from the Western Isles, to Gwenhwyvar his Queen—for Llacheu, his son and heir, had died many years before at the hands of his father’s closest friend. During these ten years the original guardians of the chalice, the Clan Menestyr, have sought to discover its whereabouts. So too have the ambitious Princes of Britain, the lesser men who see themselves as Arthur’s successors. Gwenhwyvar vanished after Arthur’s death. Two people hold the clue to her present whereabouts: the warrior Nai, and the last of Arthur’s Companions, Bedwyr. Nai has sworn to protect Gwenhwyvar from her foes. But first he must find her, and in order to find her he must stay alive as her enemies hunt him across a winter landscape.

NOTE: This book was never published. However, it is available as a PDF download from http://www.patrickmccormack.co.uk/nov... Arthur is gone, and his Empire of Albion has dissolved into hostile minor states. For the ten years since his death, Gwenhwyvar his Queen has lived in hiding for fear of being used to give validity to a usurper’s claims. Now the warrior Nai and the last of Arthur’s Companions, Bedwyr, have found her. Together they must retrieve the symbol of sovereignty, the chalice once owned by Arthur, from its place of concealment and use its powers to bring about a rebirth of Britain and Albion. But in finding Gwenhwyvar they have brought her enemies down upon her. Without help they are not strong enough to protect her, and yet the only place to seek allies is among those who have no reason to love Bedwyr. Their quest will reunite old friends and foes as the forces that shaped Arthur’s Empire move to a final confrontation to decide the fate of Albion.