a wonderful metaphor for how little the Welsh and English knew of each other. HERE BE DRAGONS is such a great title–medieval mapmakes would write those words across any part of the map that was unknown. But Penman makes them live forever in our minds and hearts with fantastic, unforgettable characters and wonderful history. From my 15 year old niece to my 70 year old mother and many ages in between, all readers are enchanted and transported to a land and an age gone forever.

Her trilogy of the decline of the Welsh kings ( DRAGON, FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING)is a holiday gift I give year after year, and I’m happy to say they have always been embraced and loved. I started with HERE BE DRAGONS and I have never looked back. It’s funny, you can sell something for years before you notice that the author has been quietly making a powerful impact on people everywhere. It is in these Staff Recommend sections that I kept on seeing our Penman’s titles, HERE BE DRAGONS, FALLS THE SHADOW, THE RECKONING and also SUNNE IN SPLENDOUR and WHEN CHRIST AND HIS SAINTS SLEPT. It is here that you can find treasured, beloved books quite dear to someone who works in the stores, someone waiting quite eagerly for the chance to hand sell their recommended titles. What interests me first about these stores is what titles are being displayed in the ‘Staff Recommends’ section of the store. 'As a publisher I have been lucky to be able to visit bookstores all over the country, independent and chain alike. 2021 and to the culmination of a remarkable body of scholarship and storytelling.ġ101-1154 When Christ And His Saints Slept (Book 1 )ġ172-1189 Devil's Brood (Book 3 End of the Henry &ġ174-1180's The Land Beyond the Sea (King Baldwin, Saladin, Knightsġ189-1192 Lionheart (King Richard Book 4)ġ192-1199 A King's Ransom (End of King Richard Book 5)Īpril-June 1193 Cruel as the Grave (Book 2)ĭec 1193-March 1194 Prince of Darkness (Book 4)ġ459-1492 The Sunne In Splendour (SKP's 1st publication) A rate of approximately 200pp/week should take us to the end of Dec. Please join us, dedicated fans of old and new, as we embark upon a wonderful reading journey through the Middle Ages. In honor of her and her contributions, this will be a place to discuss all of her books, not in order of their publication, but in the order of her books' historical events as they unfolded.

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