The Last Dragon (Twilight of the Celts Book I): An epic tale of King Arthur's legacy

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King Artor lies slain and Ector, a mere boy, is acknowledged as the legitimate heir to the kingdom. But the land of the Celts has been weakened, and Ector grows up torn by conflicting senses of doom and duty. It is only his marriage to Gwyllan that gives him a sense of fulfilment. Meanwhile, Arthur, the Bastard Prince, grows up aware that he is the son of Artor and Lady Elayne but knowing he can never challenge the position of his ruler and childhood friend. Living in the shadow of King Artor, neither man can escape the his legacy...

M. K. Hume is a retired academic, who is married with two grown-up sons and lives in Queensland, Australia. M. K. Hume completed an MA and Phd in Arthurian Literature many years ago and has now written six magnificent novels: the King Arthur trilogy, Dragon's Child, Warrior of the West and The Bloody Cup and the Prophecy trilogy about the life of Merlin: Clash of Kings, Death of an Empire and Web of Deceit.

Historical fiction of the most bloodthirsty and roistering kind - Australian Bookseller & Publishers Magazine Exciting, violent and bloody... Up there with Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell - www.lovereading.co.uk It's a slice of history that's totally, utterly believable. Magnificent - www.booksmonthly.co.uk Hume brings the bloody, violent, conniving world vividly to life...will appeal to those who thrill to Game of Thrones and other tales of intersecting, ever-warring, noble lineages - Kirkus Review Hume deftly navigates the Arthurian legends, populating them with likable and despicable characters, and casting them in a fully realized historical setting - Publishers Weekly Historical fiction of the most bloodthirsty and roistering kind - Australian Bookseller & Publishers Magazine Exciting, violent and bloody... Up there with Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell - www.lovereading.co.uk It's a slice of history that's totally, utterly believable. Magnificent - www.booksmonthly.co.uk