Stephen Lawhead Books In Order

Dragon King Books In Order

  1. In the Hall of the Dragon King (1985)
  2. The Warlords of Nin (1981)
  3. The Sword and the Flame (1984)

Empyrion Books In Order

  1. The Search for Fierra (1985)
  2. The Siege of Dome (1986)

Howard Books In Order

  1. Howard Had a Spaceship (1986)
  2. Howard Had a Submarine (1987)
  3. Howard Had a Hot Air Balloon (1988)
  4. Howard Had a Shrinking Machine (1988)

Pendragon Cycle Books In Order

  1. Taliesin (1987)
  2. Merlin (1988)
  3. Arthur (1989)
  4. Pendragon (1994)
  5. Grail (1997)
  6. Avalon (1999)

Brown Ears Books In Order

  1. Brown Ears (1988)
  2. Brown Ears at Sea (1990)

Riverbank Stories Books In Order

  1. The Tale of Jeremy Vole (1990)
  2. The Tale of Timothy Mallard (1990)
  3. The Tale of Anabelle Hedgehog (1990)

Song of Albion Books In Order

  1. The Paradise War (1991)
  2. The Silver Hand (1992)
  3. The Endless Knot (1993)

Celtic Crusades Books In Order

  1. The Iron Lance (1998)
  2. The Black Rood (2000)
  3. The Mystic Rose (2001)

Hero Graphic Novels Books In Order

  1. Hero (2003)
  2. Rogue Nation (2004)

!Hero Books In Order

  1. City of Dreams (2003)
  2. World Without End (2017)

King Raven Books In Order

  1. Hood (2006)
  2. Scarlet (2007)
  3. Tuck (2008)

Bright Empires Books In Order

  1. The Skin Map (2010)
  2. The Bone House (2011)
  3. The Spirit Well (2012)
  4. The Shadow Lamp (2013)
  5. The Fatal Tree (2014)

Eirlandia Books In Order

  1. In the Region of the Summer Stars (2018)
  2. In the Land of the Everliving (2019)
  3. In the Kingdom of All Tomorrows (2020)

Novels

  1. Dream Thief (1983)
  2. Byzantium (1996)
  3. Patrick (2003)

Non fiction

  1. Pilgrim’s Guide to the New Age (1986)
  2. Rock on Trial (1989)
  3. Up from the Ashes (1991)

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Stephen Lawhead Books Overview

In the Hall of the Dragon King

A kingdom hangs in the balance…
and a young boy answers the call. Carrying a sealed message from the war hero Dragon King to the queen, Quentin and his outlaw companion, Theido, plunge headlong into a fantastic odyssey and mystic quest. Danger lurks everywhere in the brutal terrain, and particularly in the threats from merciless creatures, both human and not so human. While at the castle, the wicked Prince Jaspin schemes to secure the crown for himself, and an evil sorcerer concocts his own monstrous plan. A plan that Quentin and Theido could never imagine. In the youth’s valiant efforts to save the kingdom and fulfill his unique destiny, he will cross strange and wondrous lands; encounter brave knights, beautiful maidens, and a mysterious hermit; and battle a giant, deadly serpent. In this first book of the Dragon King Trilogy, Stephen R. Lawhead has deftly woven a timeless epic of war, adventure, fantasy, and political intrigue.

The Warlords of Nin

Darkness and destruction have come to the land.

It has been ten years since Quentin helped Eskevar, the Dragon King, battle the monstrous sorcerer Nimrood. Since that time, there has been peace in the land of Mensandor. But everything is about to change.

An urgent message summons Quentin to Castle Askelon. The king, who is dying, wishes to name the brave young man his successor. But first, he sends him on an unfathomable mission.

What Quentin and his friend Toli, the Jher horseman, discover is not for the cowardly. The brightening Wolf Star is an omen of impending evil that might herald the beginning of the end of mankind on earth. It signifies Nin, a fearsome giant of a man who hopes to add Mensandor to his growing empire. Along with his merciless warlords, they are the fulfillment of a nightmarish prophecy.

In The Warlords of Nin, the second book in The Dragon King Trilogy, Stephen R. Lawhead continues the mythical saga that began with In the Hall of the Dragon King.

The Sword and the Flame

Sometimes the greatest evil lies within. The Dragon King who rules the land of Mensandor is none other than Quentin, whose courage and heroism have slowly transformed him from an orphaned servant into a war hero, respected leader, and a fierce man of faith. But even the powerful can fall prey to weakness. The world is turned upside down when the dark sorcerer Nimrood long thought dead after a battle with the previous Dragon King returns with a fearsome plan. Shattered by the death of a dear and trusted friend, the abduction of his beloved son, and the loss of his enchanted sword, Quentin finds his faith tested like never before. In The Sword and the Flame, the final volume of Stephen R. Lawhead’s captivating Dragon King Trilogy, the fate of the entire world depends on the outcome of this climactic battle between good and evil.

The Search for Fierra

Orion Treet, an itinerant and often unemployed writer, is abducted at gunpoint. Then he is offered eight million dollars and the adventure of a lifetime. The mission? To observe and chronicle the growth of a new extraterrestrial colony: Empyrion. Arriving on the planet Fierra, Treet discovers a civilization in decline, fragmented by millennia of mistrust and hatred. To survive, he and his odd assortment of companions must unscramble the mysteries around them…
before time runs out for the settlement. The Empyrion novels are among Lawhead’s most captivating accomplishments of storytelling and adventure the best there is in science fiction. The Search for Fierra won the Campus Life Editor’s Choice Award. Look for Empyrion II: The Siege of Dome, at your local bookstore.

The Siege of Dome

In the sequel to Empyrion I, Treet becomes a solitary figure in a deadly civil war when even his companions from Earth desert him.

Howard Had a Hot Air Balloon

Howard flies over the ocean, jungle, desert, and South Pole in a hot air balloon and discovers the variety of animals created by God.

Taliesin

It was a time of legend, when the last shadows of the mighty Roman conqueror faded from the captured Isle of Britain. While across a vast sea, bloody war shattered a peace that had flourished for two thousand years in the doomed kingdom of Atlantis. Taliesin is the remarkable adventure of Charis, the Atlantean princess who escaped the terrible devastation of her homeland, and of the fabled seer and druid prince Taliesin, singer at the dawn of the age. It is the story of an incomparable love that joined two worlds amid the fires of chaos, and spawned the miracles of Merlin…
and Arthur the king.

Merlin

This is the Audiobook Cassette Library Edition in vinyl case. Read by Frederick Davidson. Merlin is book two in Stephen R. Lawhead’s ‘Pendragon Cycle’. An enchanting tale of love and loss, glory and grandeur, set in the twilight of Rome’s power…
where the Celtic chieftains of Britain battle to save their land from an onrushing darkness…
In this modern classic, Stephen Lawhead presents a majestic retelling of Western literature’s most compelling epic. Merlin. His golden eyes saw the shape of a world yet to be. His wisdom would light the path of the coming King. Born of a union between druid and faery, he was trained as a bard and schooled in the ways of battle. But his heart and calling were greater than a warrior’s. Son of the great Taliesin, the song of his father coursed through his soul. Yet his life and mission were to be his own. And though sovereignty was his, he would lay it aside to serve a king of his own choosing. As his powers transcended those of mortal men, so, too, would his trials, his griefs…
and the dark might of his most fearsome enemy. In the twilight of Tome’s rule over the Island of the Mighty, as smaller men vied for ascendancy, his would be the hand to lay the foundations of a new order the Kingdom of Summer…
and Arthur, Pendragon of Britain.

Arthur

This is the MP3CD audiobook format. Read by Frederick Davidson This is Book 3 of Stephen R. Lawhead’s Pendragon Cycle series. They called him unfit to rule a lowborn, callow boy, Uther’s bast*ard. But his coming had been foretold in the songs of the bard Taliesin. He had learned powerful secrets at the knee of the mystical sage Merlin. He was Arthur Pendragon of the Island of the Mighty, who would rise to legendary greatness in a Britain torn by violence, greed, and war, ushering in a glorious reign of peace and prosperity and who would fall at the treacherous hands of the one he loved more than life.

Pendragon

At the dawn of his reign, a young king must prove his greatness…
or forfeit a realm Arthur is King but darkest evil has descended upon Britain’s shores in many guises. In this black time of plague and pestilence, Arthur’s most trusted counselor Myrddin the warrior, bard, and kingmaker whom legend will name Merlin is himself to be tested on a mystical journey through his own extraordinary past. So the noble king must stand alone against a great and terrible adversary. For only thus can he truly win immortality and the name he will treasure above all others: Pendragon.

Grail

The legend of King Arthur has been told many times but never with the strength and resonance, passion and richness granted it in Stephen R. Lawhead’s masterful Pendragon Cycle Drought, plague, and war have left the Isle of the Mighty battered and its heart, the beloved Arthur, grievously injured until a secret relic is brought before the dying KIng; a Holy Grail that heals his wounds and restores his vigor. But soon evil enters the royal court in the guise of a beautiful maiden; a soulless, malevolent force capable of seducing the King’s loyal champion, confounding the sage whom some call Merlin, and carrying the sacred Grail and Arthur’s adored Queen off into the dark unknown. And now Arthur faces the greatest challenge of his sovererignty: a quest of recovery that must lead the noble liege through realms of magic and the undead, on a trail that winds inexorably toward a grim confrontation with his most foul nemesis…
and his destiny. Drought, plague and war have left the Isle of Mighty battered and its heart, the beloved Arthur, grievously injured. But, astonishingly, the High King lives his wounds healed and vigor restored by a sacred and secret relic: the Holy Grail. At Ynys Avallach, a dying Arthur was miraculously renewed. And now, in this time of rampant disease and death, the great king wants to share the Grail‘s curative powers with all who require it. A shrine will be built to house the holy treasure and Arthur’s fabled Kingdom of Summer will at long last come to be. But evil has entered the royal court in the guise of a beautiful maiden. Unbeknownst to Arthur, to his devoted warriors, to his adored Gwenhwyvar…
even to the bard Myrddrin, the sage Emrys whom some have called ‘Merlin,’ malevolent forces, soulless and cunning, seduce the King’s most loyal champion. And in an unthinkable unguarded moment, the Grail is carried off, vanishing somewhere into the dark unknown. Now Arthur faces the greatest challenge of his sovereig.

Avalon

The hour fortold has come at last! Edward the Ninth, reprobate King of England, is dead and a proud an venerable institution is to be buried with him. A new political order encouraged by an ambitious Prime Minister and supported by a public wearied by a succession of royal scandals is about to render the old obsolete. With signed abdications of all potential throne claimants already in P.M. Thomas Waring’s hands, it is a near certainty that the British monarchy will not survive the twenty first century. But in the Scottish Highlands, a young man makes a remarkable discovery that will change the seemingly unaltered path of his beleaguered nation. For Captain James Arthur Stuart is not the commoner he has always believed himself to be, but rather the scion of an obscure branch of the royal family, raised in ignorance of his true station. Even more astonishing, the monarch to be does not merely share the name of the legendary King of Summer he is, in fact, King Arthur reborn!Claiming a throune, however, is one thing, while holding it is quite another, as James now ruling the land as Arthur II turns to those most beloved and most loyal for support, guidance, and assistance: his adored wife, Jennifer; his best friend, Calum; and his enigmantic and mystical advisor, a certain Mr. Embries.. better known as ‘Merlin.’ Their road will be rocky and perilous, and there are powerful enemies arrayed against them not only Prime Minister Waring and his ruthless political machine, but the forces of an ancient, far more potent , destructive evil. For Arthur is not the only one who has returned and Merlin’s magic is not the only sorcery that has survived the centuries. With Avalon, one of the premier voices in the literature of the fantastic offers us an unparalleled adventure as replete with bravery, treacher, romance, and magic as the beloved tales of the Table Round, yet cast in a setting as recognizably real as that which surrounds us.

Brown Ears

Brown Ears is a floppy sort of rabbit with droopy ears, dangly legs, and a round bobbly head. He’s soft and cuddly and McRoss never goes anywhere without him. But he has one very bad habit he keeps getting lost. The two are on their way home from vacation in the middle of the night on a bus when the worst happens and Brown Ears great adventure begins Ages 5 8.

Brown Ears at Sea

Brown Ears, the floppy, lop eared rabbit, is rather forgetful. In fact, he’s more than just forgetful. He’s positively careless especially when it comes to getting lost. McRoss has taken Brown Ears to the beach, where they have great fun building sandcastles. Sleepy, Brown Ears closes his eyes for a nap. When he wakes, he finds himself alone…
with the tide coming in! Will Brown Ears ever find his way home again?

The Tale of Jeremy Vole

The Great Blue Heron has given home loving Jeremy Vole news of an impending flood, and he doesn t know what to do. How can he warn all the creatures on the Riverbank? Will they listen to him? A great adventure is about to begin. Ages 6 9.

The Tale of Timothy Mallard

From the moment he hatches, Timothy Mallard knows that something is wrong. Unlike his brown family, he’s snowy white. Life is difficult for anyone who doesn t fit in, but being different gives Timothy the chance to be a hero. Ages 6 9.

The Tale of Anabelle Hedgehog

The yellow dog is a menace. Everyone on Riverbank agrees. But how can they get rid of him? There are plenty of ideas, but no volunteers. Until Anabelle Hedgehog becomes the Official Dog Catcher.

The Paradise War

Picture a world intricately entwined with our own yet separate, pulsing with the raw energy and vivid color of Celtic myth come to life. Picture Albion. And enter Lewis Gillies, an Oxford student whose search for a missing friend leads him through a door to another reality and unimagined discoveries about life, good and evil, and his own identity and destiny. In an ancient cairn in the wilds of Scotland, Oxford student Simon Rawson vanishes, seemingly into thin air. Where has he gone? Unsettling signs a mysterious Green Man, a Celtic circle chalked on the sidewalk point his roommate, Lewis Gillies, to an impossible answer…
and an incredible destiny on the other side of a doorway between worlds. There, where Celtic champions, magic, and treachery weave the beautiful and brutal land called Albion, Lewis finds Simon. And there, schooled as a warrior, he is thrust to the front of a titanic struggle between light and darkness a hideous, onrushing darkness that would devour not merely a kingdom, but two worlds.

The Silver Hand

Picture a world intricately entwined with our own yet separate, pulsing with the raw energy and vivid color of Celtic myth come to life. Picture Albion. And enter Lewis Gillies, an Oxford student whose search for a missing friend leads him through a door to another reality and unimagined discoveries about life, good and evil, and his own identity and destiny. Before Albion is one, the Hero Feat must be performed and Silver Hand must reign. The words of a prophetess foretell a coming king. But Lewis, as Albion’s renowned champion Llew, has a more immediate concern: retrieving the treacherous Siawn Hy, who has eluded him in the doorway between worlds and who now, lu*sting for power, has allied himself with the usurper Meldron. Forced to flee for their lives, Llew and the bard Tegid, both horribly wounded, find refuge deep in Albion’s heartland. Under their leadership, a wilderness citadel arises…
and in the heat of battle, the miraculous reign of Silver Hand begins.

The Endless Knot

Fires rage in Albion: strange, hidden fires, dark flamed, invisible to the eye. Having ascended the throne as Albion’s High King, Llew Silver Hand takes the beautiful Goewyn for his queen. But in the midst of their joyous union, treachery is in the making, forcing Llew to choose between the honor of his kingship and the desire of his heart. The Brazen Man has defied Llew’s sovereignty, and Llew must journey to the Foul Land to redeem his greatest treasure. There, as the fabric of two worlds unravels, Llew hurtles headlong toward a final conflict with the Brazen Man. In the balance hangs not only the fate of Goewyn but also the very life song of Albion, contained within the mystical Singing Stones. The ancient Celts admitted no separation between this world and the Otherworld: the two were delicately interwoven, each dependent on the other. The Endless Knot crosses the thin places between this world and that, as Lewis Gillies begins his ultimate quest, striking the final resounding chord in the Song of Albion.

The Iron Lance

In the year 1095, Pope Urban II declared war on the infidel. Kings, princes, and lords throughout Europe have joined the Crusade. To Murdo Ranulfson has fallen the duty of guarding his family’s interests while his father and brothers fight to win Jerusalem. But when corrupt clergy prove enemies rather than protectors, Murdo must leave his native Scotland in search of his father. In the company of monks and warriors, he journeys far beyond the rolling fields of home, beyond the fabled Constantinople and the brooding walls of Antioch, to the Holy Land and the sword points of the Saracens. There, where blood, suffering, and human evil at its most horrifying are shot through with rays of the miraculous, he obtains the relic that will guide his life and the lives of his descendants for centuries. And there he grows from a callow youth to a man, trading cynicism for faith and selfishness for the heart of a leader. Steeped in heroism, treachery, and the clamor of battle, The Iron Lance begins a remarkable, masterfully woven epic trilogy of a Scottish noble family fighting for its existence and its faith during the age of the Great Crusades and of a secret society that will shape history for a thousand years.

The Black Rood

The Celtic Crusades is an epic trilogy of a Scottish noble family fighting for its existence and its faith during the age of the Crusades. The series traces five generations of knights and noblemen over a span of almost 500 hundred years, during the crucial period when military and sacred history melded. Set against a backdrop of the declining Holy Roman Empire and its ruinous wars with the Saracen East, this series is full of exciting drama. Each of the three books centers on one of three periods of Crusades history as well as one significant relic: The Iron Lance features the spear that pierced Christ’s side; The Black Rood, the cross itself; and The Mystic Rose, the grail. The Black Rood begins with Murdo, the courageous warrior from the first novel, as a grandfather and wealthy landowner in Scotland. When his brother returns home from the Holy Land, Murdo and his family enter into an exciting search for The Black Rood, a piece of the very cross upon which Christ died.

The Mystic Rose

A new historical series examining in detail the Crusades and the major changes that period of history wrought in the church from award winning novelist Stephen R. Lawhead.

Hero

Follow the !HERO action up close and personal! Read as Special Agent Alex Hunter strives to discover the story behind a mysterious miracle worker from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, whose very presence is changing the world.

In a series of five action packed episodes, best selling author Stephen R. Lawhead, collaborating with author and penciler Ross Lawhead, incites the imagination to wonder: What if He were born today? Collect all four comics, then pick up the graphic novel which includes comics 1 4 and the previously unreleased issue five!

City of Dreams

On this undercover assignment, Special Agent Alex Hunter is getting way more than he ever bargained for. Charged by ICON the International Coalition of Nations to penetrate a secret terrorist cell headed by a man called The Prophet, he swiftly finds himself entangled in a web of mysterious people and dangerous events. Violence and betrayal dog his every step. Book one of the !HERO trilogy, City of Dreams traces Agent Hunter’s quest from his arrival in New York City to his dawning realization that he himself has become the target! Read by Brad Levelle

Hood

For centuries, the legend of Robin Hood and his band of thieves has captivated the imagination. Now the familiar tale takes on new life, fresh meaning, and an unexpected setting. Hunted like an animal by Norman invaders, Bran ap Brychan, heir to the throne Elfael, has abandoned his father’s kingdom and fled to the greenwood. There, in the primeval forest of the Welsh borders, danger surrounds him for this woodland is a living, breathing entity with mysterious powers and secrets, and Bran must find a way to make it his own if he is to survive. Like the forest itself, Hood is deep, dark, and at times savagely brutal yet full of enchantment and hope. Internationally acclaimed author Stephen R. Lawhead has created a lyrical rendering of a time honored story that will lead you down strange pathways into another time and place.

Scarlet

After losing everything he owns, forester Will Scarlet embarks on a search for none other than King Raven, whose exploits have already become legendary. After fulfilling his quest and proving himself a skilled and loyal companion Will joins the heroic archer and his men. Now, however, Will is in prison for a crime he did not commit. His sentence is death by hanging unless he delivers King Raven and his band of cohorts. That, of course, he will never do. Wales is slowly falling under the control of the invading Normans, and King William the Red has given his ruthless barons control of the land. In desperation, the people turn to King Raven and his men for justice and survival in the face of the ever growing onslaught. From deep in the forest they form a daring plan for deliverance, knowing that failure means death for them all. Scarlet continues Stephen R. Lawhead’s riveting saga that began with the novel Hood, which relocated the legend of Robin Hood to the Welsh countryside and its dark forests. Steeped in Celtic mythology and the political intrigue of medival Britain, Lawhead’s trilogy conjures up an ancient past and holds a mirror to contemporary realities. Prepare for an epic tale that dares to shatter everything you thought you knew about Robin Hood.

Tuck

‘Pray God our aim is true and each arrow finds its mark.’ King Raven has brought hope to the oppressed people of Wales and fear to their Norman overlords. Deceived by the self serving King William and hunted by the treacherous Abbot Hugo and Sheriff de Glanville, Rhi Bran is forced again to take matters into his own hands as King Raven. Along the way Friar Tuck has been the stalwart supporter of the man behind the legend bringing Rhi Bran much needed guidance, wit, and faithful companionship. Aided by Tuck and his small but determined band of forest dwelling outlaws, Rhi Bran ignites a rebellion that spreads through the Welsh valleys, forcing the wily monarch to marshal his army and march against little Elfael. This epic trilogy dares to shatter everything you thought you knew about Robin Hood as Stephen R. Lawhead conjures an ancient past while holding a mirror to contemporary realities. Filled with unforgettable characters, breathtaking suspense, and rousing battle scenes, this masterful retelling of the Robin Hood legend reaches its stunning conclusion in Tuck. ‘Steeped in Celtic mythology and political intrigue, Tuck is also filled with suspense and action. The dialog is marvelous, the settings in Wales and England breathtaking, and the characters well drawn.’ Historical Novels Review

The Skin Map

It is the ultimate quest for the ultimate treasure. Chasing a map tattooed on human skin. Across an omniverse of intereing realities. To unravel the future of the future. Kit Livingston’s great grandfather appears to him in a deserted alley during a tumultuous storm. He reveals an unbelievable story: that the ley lines throughout Britain are not merely the stuff of legend or the weekend hobby of deluded cranks, but pathways to other worlds. To those who know how to use them, they grant the ability to travel the multi layered universe of which we ordinarily inhabit only a tiny part. One explorer knew more than most. Braving every danger, he toured both time and space on voyages of heroic discovery. Ever on his guard, and fearful of becoming lost in the cosmos, he developed an intricate code a roadmap of symbols that he tattooed onto his own body. This Skin Map has since been lost in time. Now the race is on to recover all the pieces and discover its secrets. But The Skin Map itself is not the ultimate goal. It is merely the beginning of a vast and marvelous quest for a prize beyond imagining. The Bright Empires series from acclaimed author Stephen Lawhead is a unique blending of epic treasure hunt, ancient history, alternate realities, cutting edge physics, philosophy, and mystery. The result is a page turning, fantastical adventure like no other.

The Bone House

One piece of the skin map has been found. Now the race to unravel the future of the furture turns deadly. Kit Livingstone met his great grandfather Cosimo in a rainy alley in London where he discovered the reality of alternate realities. Now he’s on the run and on a quest trying to understand the impossible mission he inherited from Cosimo: to restore a map that charts the hidden dimensions of the multiverse. Survival depends on staying one step ahead of the savage Burley Men. The key is the Skin Map but where it leads and what it means, Kit has no idea. The pieces have been scattered throughout this universe and beyond. Mina, from her outpost in seventeenth century Prague, is quickly gaining both the experience and the means to succeed in the quest. Yet so are those with evil intent who, from the shadows, are manipulating great minds of history for their own malign purposes. Those who know how to use ley lines have left their own world behind to travel across time and space down avenues of Egyptian sphinxes, to an Etruscan tufa tomb, a Bohemian coffee shop, and a Stone Age landscape where universes collide in this, the second quest to unlock the mystery of The Bone House.

Dream Thief

Sleep scientist Dr. Spence Reston is having trouble sleeping. His experiments are giving him dreams that haunt his waking hours, and he has long periods for which he has no memory. Is he losing his mind? Or is there another altogether more frightening explanation? Thus begins a battle for the future of the universe, in which the fate of humankind hangs on the fragile sanity of one man. Original and accomplished, bursting with suspense and intrigue, Dream Thief is science fiction on a grand scale.

Byzantium

Aidan is a zealous and ambitious young monk, eager to prove himself to God and men. He is delighted with the honor of being chosen to carry the great book to the Emperor in Byzantium and the chance for adventure. But wise, old voices warn him that the journal will be long and hard. Is he prepared? And what about his dream, his nightmare that foretold agony, fear, and death for him in Byzantium? Will it come true? Only in the city itself will he find the answers.

Patrick

From Arthurian legend to ancient Byzantium, from richly imagined worlds to breathtakingly re created historical epochs, the novels of Stephen R. Lawhead weave a splendid tapestry of mysticism, heroism, adventure, revelation, and faith. Now the acclaimed author brings to magnificent life one of the most revered and remarkable figures of Celtic legend. He enters the world as Succat Morgannwg, born of a noble Welsh family in the golden age of Britain. But at age sixteen he is violently torn from his family and home by Irish raiders and sold as a slave to a brutal king. So begin seven years of toil, abuse, and servitude and an education that will ultimately turn his path toward the extraordinary. Rescued by the king’s druids from almost certain death, young Succat soon learns the arts of healing and song, and the mystical ways of a secretive order whose teachings tantalize and tempt, hinting at a wisdom and faith deeper than he can imagine. Yet he will not rest until he sheds the yoke of slavery and returns to his homeland across the sea. When the miracle of opportunity appears, he leaps pursuing his dream of freedom through horrific war and shattering tragedy, through great love and greater loss from a decimated Wales to the bloody battlefields of Gaul to the fading majesty of Rome. In the twilight of a once supreme empire, he is transformed yet again by a divine hand and a passionate vision of ‘Truth against the world.’ And from a friend and mentor, he receives the name that will become legend: Patricius.A magnificent epic that sweeps across decades and continents, Stephen R. Lawhead’s Patrick is an exhilarating adventure based on exhaustive research and newly emergent historical discovery a masterful and unforgettable portrait of a slave, soldier, lover, hero, and saint…
a man whose life mirrored the cataclysmic world into which he was born, and whose memory will outlast the ages.

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