Publisher, Blackstone Audiobooks (July 2010)

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"An epic struggle between Light and Darkness… well paced, exciting, and well researched." —Forbidden Planet

"Lawhead invests his often poetic vision of a Celtic land living by ancient laws with charm and dignity." —Publisher's Weekly

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 to 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, lusting 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.

About the Author: Stephen R. Lawhead is an internationally acclaimed author of mythic history and imaginative fiction. He is the author of such epics as the King Raven, Song of Albion, and Dragon King trilogies. Although born and raised in America, he was brought to England by his research into Celtic legend and lore and now resides in Oxford with his wife, writer Alice Slaikeu Lawhead.