The Dark Thorn

"The Dark Thorn is one exciting book. From start to finish, there are <BR>strong characters, dangers lurking around every corner and cliffhangers <BR>that will leave you breathless. A fine tale by a talented writer." -- <BR>Terry Brooks, New York Times bestselling author of The Sword of Shannara

Beneath the streets of Seattle, a long-forgotten war is about to be renewed...

Richard<BR> McAllister, a spiritually destitute homeless man and Knight of the Yn <BR>Saith, protects one of seven portals linking his world to that of Annwn, <BR> where the fey Tuatha de Dannan of antiquity have been relegated by a <BR>>Unknown to Richard though, powerful <BR>forces are aligning against him and all he stands to keep safe. In the <BR>wilds of a discarded world, Philip Plantagenet, son of Henry II, moves <BR>to claim a birthright nine centuries in the making, one that drives him <BR>>In <BR>the halls of Vatican City, Cardinal Vicar Cormac Pell O'Connor schemes <BR>to control the Heliwr--the Unfettered Knight--one who possesses the great <BR>>The three men are on a collision course with history--and their futures.

For in the wilds of Annwn, death comes as easily as magic.

Haunted<BR> by a past he can't forget and a knightly responsibility he can't shun, <BR>Richard is drawn into levels of machinations--and two worlds--far darker <BR>than any he has prepared for.