The Silurian Book 1 The Fox And The Bear

A YOUNG WARLORD ARISES Arthur, at age fifteen, has won a great battle between British and Saxon forces, seizing the day from his own supreme commander, Ambrosius Aurelianus. This his first battle win inspires the young Arthur to begin his rise to take full control of Britain's armies with the aid of his first cousin, Medraut, the son of Lot, Uthyr's Pendragon's younger brother. Yet Arthur's rise becomes Bedwyr's greatest challenge: Prince Bedwyr, called the Fox, and Arthur's foster-brother, is the narrator of 'The Silurian' series, and it is through his eyes, through his power and passion, that the great saga of Arthur's life in seen and told. Yet life with the charismatic Arthur is not always easy for the Fox-for Arthur is a challenge in himself. And when Arthur's power rises, Bedwyr's life begins a downward slide into rebellion, and he leaves on a lone path of confusion to fight his inner demons, to find who he really is as his great friend and foster-brother rises higher and higher-high enough for the young Arthur to face his own father, Uthyr, in battle for the right to fly the Red Dragon banner of the Pendragon Warlords. Arthur's battles will one day make Bedwyr the Fox a hero, if only he can stand firm as Arthur's first man, his shield-bearer and brother-in-arms; stand to tell the tale of The Silurian in his own passionate words.

Hundreds of years ago in a land ravaged by fierce clans, where only the strongest survive...a Legend of the People was born. From the historic tales of King Arthur comes a raw, riveting and passionate series of novels by author L.A. Wilson, who breathes fresh new life into this spell-binding story. Told in first-person by Bedwyr...the person closest to Arthur's heart...this story is an amazing journey into the past, where social order was kept by the sword, loyalty and the desire to be free. Free to survive, free to live, and free to love without restraint. Through Wilson's powerful story-telling...a whole dramatic world of love, hatred, war, betrayal and loss is created and viewed through the exotic and passionate eyes of 'The Fox.' From the first book 'The Silurian: The Fox and the Bear," to the tenth installment, "Last Man to Avalon," this work is destined to become a literary classic, defining a new age of reading and establishing a new genre.

Set entirely in the Dark Ages of post-Roman Britain, The Silurian is the story of King Arthur told in a way that has never been told before; a blending of myth and legend into a first person narrative that speaks not only of Arthur's rise to power, but his battles against the invading Saxons, the savage Picts, and rebel British. Prince Bedwyr, The Fox, tells of his life with Arthur, of his own life and losses, of the many different touches that make up the power of men who lived in Dark Age war-bands, committed to their commanders and wielding swords that break. The Silurian will not give you the sugary romance of Guinevere and Lancelot; no Merlin; no dragons, save Arthur himself - the Pendragon of the island of Britain, the Supreme Commander of Armies, the Magister Militum, his life spoken in intimate and grim detail.The story begins in Book One, The Fox and the Bear when Arthur is fifteen and Bedwyr sixteen; this is their journey to manhood, power and glory, suffering and death...

Set entirely in the Dark Ages of post-Roman Britain, The Silurian is the story of King Arthur told in a way that has never been told before; a first person narrative spoken in grim detail by Prince Bedwyr, The Fox. He tells honestly of his life with Arthur, of warriors who live in Dark Age war-bands, committed to their commanders and wielding swords that break. The story begins in Book One, The Fox and the Bear, when Arthur is fifteen and Bedwyr sixteen. Arthur has just won a huge battle against the mighty Jutes, Hengist and Horsa, and in doing so, will change the face of British history. And yet this is as much Bedwyr's story as Arthur's - for the Prince of Dogfeiling does not always find life with the Wonder-boy, Arthur, easy to deal with; and army life is killing him slowly ... the journey to power is a massive struggle, and Arthur's rise to take the Supreme Command of Britain's army brings great suffering for all of them.

The Silurian, Book 1: THE FOX AND THE BEAR A YOUNG WARLORD ARISES Hundreds of years ago in a land ravaged by fierce clans, where only the strongest survive, a Legend of the People was born. From the historic tales of King Arthur comes a raw, riveting and passionate series of novels by author L.A. Wilson, who breathes fresh new life into this spell-binding saga. Told in the first-person by Prince Bedwyr, the warrior closest to Arthur's heart, this is an amazing journey into the past, where social order was kept by the sword. Through L.A. Wilson's powerful story-telling, a whole dramatic world of love, hatred, war, betrayal and loss is created and viewed through the exotic eyes of 'The Fox.' Arthur, at age fifteen, was the winner of a great battle between British and Saxon forces, seizing the day from his own supreme commander, Ambrosius Aurelianus. Wounded and yet emboldened from his first battle, Arthur begins his rise to take full control of Britain's armies. As Arthur's power grows, Prince Bedwyr's own life begins a downward slide into rebellion, and he leaves on a lone path of confusion to fight his inner demons, to find who he really is as his great friend and foster-brother rises high enough for Arthur to face his father, Uthyr, in battle for the right to fly the Red Dragon banner of the Pendragon Warlords.

The Silurian, Book Four: The One-Armed Warrior BROTHERS DIVIDED Returned to the Clan Bear on the eve of a massive Saxon invasion, the Fox is now High Prince of Gwynedd. He is re-united with Arthur, and about to face a far greater challenge than anything gone before--time to face a battle that will bring great loss along with its glory in victory. This loss changes the Fox forever. For this is the cost of being Arthur's most powerful warrior, as Arthur himself pays a terrible price for his invincible power. Even Medraut, Arthur's embattled cousin, loses to his father, Lot; and loss binds the three men in a way they have never known before. And yet it is Bedwyr's loss that seals their future fates. As the Fox struggles to survive this loss, as Arthur gives up what he loves to stay at Bedwyr's side, in the end, their struggles divide them once again; as the Fox rises, he falls; as he is re-united, he is torn from the Bear's side by his own wild pain, for what is one warlord's loss, is another's gain. From what Bedwyr had once escaped, he now returns to win battles of his own. A force to be reckoned with, the Fox heals himself with the aid of a simple blacksmith, and here again, becomes Arthur's greatest friend and champion.

The Silurian, book Seven: The Wounded Bear. A GREAT KING IS A HOSTAGE NOW Arthur has gone missing, and of course, it is up to the Fox to find him, but the rumours are strong that the Saxons have taken the Bear as their hostage with the aid of the Romani Church; that the Bear is more than wounded, but already dead. And in the vacant place where Arthur ruled supreme, his traitor cousin Medraut now begins his campaign to take Arthur's place; to raise the Red Dragon over his own head and declare himself Arthur's heir. But there comes an unexpected enemy standing over both Arthur and Medraut--another son of Lot has arisen in the north, and it is Medraut's challenge to join or defeat him. And always the Fox stands at Arthur's side, where some of their battles this time prove the hardest for both Arthur and Bedwyr to fight: Branca, the Queen of the Picts, is now their enemy and boasting that her army of female warriors will finish the Bear forever.

THE SILURIAN, BOOK Five: Facing the Bear THERE IS NONE GREATER Here begins Arthur's greatest battle and Britain's greatest victory over the Saxon and Angle alliance as they seek to wipe Arthur's forces from the land. The Angles, led by Arthur's old enemy, the Atheling Colgrin, begin their invasion at Badon Hill, where Colgrin and his force of eight thousand war-dogs face the Bear's two thousand in their last and devastating conflict. Will Arthur stand up to the unbelievable pressures of his command? Or is this the end of his sense of duty to Britain? The fifth astounding book in The Silurian series, Facing the Bear, will take Arthur, Bedwyr and Medraut to the very summit of ultimate power...