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Born and bred in North Wales; after graduating from The University of Leeds with a Mining Engineering degree, Dai spent the next seven years living and working (often four km underground) in Southern Africa. This was followed by spells living in California and London. He now resides in the beautiful state of Colorado, but returns to Wales as often as possible to visit family, soak up that indefinable magical atmosphere, and experience the sense of belonging he feels nowhere else – a Hiraeth as we say in Welsh. Proper fish and chips and CAMRA pubs serving real ale are the icing on the bara brith.

Blood that binds also dividesThe North Wales princedom of Gwynedd mourns at the death of Owain, its greatest leader. Not all grieve though; his son Dafydd, positions himself for an ambitious power grab, and woe betide any that get in his way, be they sibling or not. When Prince Madoc unearths evidence of a murderous plot, his duplicitous half-brother Dafydd is one step ahead of him. As more details come to light, the net closes in on Madoc, and it is only thanks to a chance meeting with an old friend from the Norse city of Dublin, that Madoc escapes with his life, although there is a steep price to pay. Exiled in Dublin, plans are formulated for a triumphant homecoming, but there are bumps in the road still to negotiate, as one of the agents sent back to Wales to garner support for the cause is captured. Then, with the wedding of their host’s daughter, Aoife to one of the most powerful men in England on the horizon, the stunning bride-to-be proves to be a fatal attraction for Madoc’s boisterous young half-brother, Cynwrig. The story reaches its dramatic and heart wrenching climax on the Isle of Anglesey, the ancient Druidic capital of Wales. Will Madoc succeed in restoring order and justice to Gwynedd, or does a new world celebrated in Norse legend far across the ocean beckon?

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Category: Literature & Fiction; History

Seek and yee shall find…The year is 1170, and disillusioned with power struggles and bitter infighting, Prince Madoc and his compatriots go in search of a wondrous land far to the west, celebrated in Norse legend and myth. Their journey is anything but plain sailing as they encounter an arrogant lord, a ruthless bishop, a vindictive Icelandic chieftain and an Irish hating giant psychopath; all while being tracked by a deadly Anglo-Welsh mercenary. Can Prince Madoc, Princess Angharad, Fergal and the others make it to their Promised Land?

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Category: Literature & Fiction; History

Cherokee folklore tells of pale skinned explorers who many, many generations ago crossed a ‘Great Water’ to get to their lands; these people were called Welsh. . . Prince Madoc and his companions find themselves in a strange new world. As they travel through new domains they encounter friendly and not so friendly locals, strange fruits, bewildering beasts, hallucinogenic liquors and mighty cities. Suffering tragedies and treachery that test their powers of diplomacy, belief and fighting spirit, they endeavor to find their Cambria Newydd.

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Category: Literature & Fiction; History

"Does for Wales what Outlander did for Scotland. ” Wales 1294. . . A hated English king, a country in violent rebellion against him, and a sixteen-year old girl from Virginia Beach badly out of her depth. Until recently Megan Lynch was a high-school sophomore, but currently she is watching a man dangling from a rope having his eye pecked out by a crow, while a crowd of thirteenth century Welsh rebels cheer on. And the thing is, if it hadn’t been for her mom, she wouldn’t even have been in Wales to start with. “Go stay with your grandmother in Flint, it’ll keep you out of trouble,” she’d said. Oh, the irony. In her mom’s defense, she could never have predicted the events that unfolded in the ruins of Flint Castle that afternoon. She certainly wouldn’t have known about the strange Welshman or the pendant he gave Megan. Even then, if it hadn’t been for the encounter with a local bully and her crew, then Megan might still be wandering around the ruins of a thirteenth century castle, instead of a fully functioning oneHer striking similarity to the king's daughter is initially her saving grace, but with the king himself en route, she knows her luck cannot last. Thankfully, help is at hand in the shape of Hugh, a handsome young knight's squire with a deadly secret. Their journey through an oppressed medieval North Wales is a perilous one. It is a world of chainmail, blood-soaked swords, scorched towns, and weird tasting beer. As they overcome obstacles along the way, their friendship grows, and whisper it quietly, but could this be love?With a big dollop of luck and a little help from friends along the way, perhaps Megan can make it back to her everyday world of Snapchat, Instagram and Same-Day Delivery; then again, will she even want to?

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Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy; Teen & Young Adult

Don’t let anyone tell you Latin is a dead language. With Wales under the heel of Roman occupation, the odds are stacked against Megan and Hugh, but as they say in Latin…Audaces Fortuna Iuvat. “It’s official, Hugh and I are time travelers, which I guess is kinda cool. We escaped from the tower of thirteenth century Flint Castle before they had a chance to capture and brutally torture us at any rate. ”“The not so cool? Well, in this time period the tower we jumped from has yet to be built. The modern city of Chester is called Deva Victrix and is a fortress full of Roman soldiers. Hugh has been hauled off to Gladiator School and I’m slaving away in a tavern close to the local brothel. ”“I won’t lie, as the weeks tick by I’m resigning myself to a life of servitude in Roman Britain, but the feast of Feronia brings a surprise, and there is a chance, albeit a slim one that we can escape. I’ll need help though and it could come from the most unlikely of sources. An annoyingly pretty, yet curiously attractive Celtic girl who works a couple of doors down. ”

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Category: Science Fiction & Fantasy