Local Author Publishes Three New Books
Introducing a new, local author who has just published three very readable books. Simon Lister has had family connections in the Loch Tay area for the last twenty-five years and he moved to Fearnan five years ago specifically to write a saga based on the Arthurian legend of Dark Age Britain.The legend continues in these three new books, Shadow Lands, Causeway and Haven, which tell of Arthur’s return at the time of Britain’s greatest need.
The books have already been well received: “un-put-down-able!” Liz Menzies (Fortingall), “Dark and compelling, unbearably tragic.” Dr A Kaye (Fearnan) “Have just finished reading the first chapter and totally hooked already!” |
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Kaz Coole (London), “Somewhere between Tolkien and Bernard Cornwell – brilliant read!” David Shaboe (Kingston)
The story is set in a new Dark Age, thousands of years after a catastrophic event, where the world no longer revolves on its axis and where summer is six months of daylight, and winter six months of darkness.
Everything that we are familiar with in the modern world was lost in the disaster and those few who survived grew to live much as people did in 5th Century Britain with the ruins of ancient cities being no more to them than the evidence of ancient myths.
The catastrophe that unleashed such chaos, and brought mankind to the brink of extinction, also released Merdynn from his long spellbound imprisonment and for millennia he struggled to help keep the flame of Man alive while he searched for the ancient bloodline of legend.
As the increasing threat to Britain grew, he despaired of ever finding the link to the past until the day he came across the remains of a raided village. There were only two survivors, a boy and girl. Forty years later Britain stands against the darkness and that boy now leads the strongest war band in Britain. His name is Arthur. And war is sweeping out of the East.
Shadow Lands, Causeway and Haven are now available through local bookshops and at www.simonlister.co.uk
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