© Kevin Corby Bowyer 2024
Cadmun Gale A castle on the Cornish coast, ancestral seat of the Gales. Things are peaceful now but have been bloody in the past, not least the murderous rivalry of two fifteenth-century brothers and the slaughter of an entire family line. Social conventions have developed a unique path with the Lords of Nancludri, a way of living accepted as normal by the villagers the way their fathers have always lived, the rights of their king. Cadmun Gale, sprightly in old age, is the last to bear his family’s name. Things are expected of him. He must act according to established traditions; his wife will see it’s so. Leafy, sixteen, is delivered into this strange, beautiful land, so different from anything she’s known before. The people are good, eager to befriend her, to heal her. But things are not quite as they first appear. There’s a role to play, a role she can embrace or decline. The prospect seems bizarre but perhaps not undesirable. Others have played it before still do. But Leafy yes, or no? Everyone seems to encourage it. Well… not quite everyone… Nancludri is a tranquil place, full of laughter and happy people, especially the children. Perhaps the sun will shine bright for Leafy once again. But Kip Gale’s old rivals have their own desires, one in particular, ranging south from his dark castle in the Shetlands. Magnus’s ancestor was a cannibal, so it’s said a child eater. Perhaps Nancludri is not as secure as it seems. Meanwhile, a shadowy figure searches for her one who has killed – one who will not stop…
Kevin Corby Bowyer - writer
© Kevin Bowyer 2024
Back to main page Buy on Amazon!