{"product_id":"9780312382452","title":"Here Be Dragons : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eHere Be Dragons\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Sharon Kay Penman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce by marrying the English king's beloved illegitimate daughter, Joanna, who slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales---and Llewelyn---Joanna must decide where her love and loyalties truly lie.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe turbulent clashes of two disparate worlds and the destinies of the individuals caught between them spring to life in this magnificent novel of power and passion, loyalty and lies. The book that began the trilogy that includes \u003ci\u003eFalls the Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Reckoning,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHere Be Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e brings thirteenth-century England, France, and Wales to tangled, tempestuous life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A masterful picture of Wales in the thirteenth century . . . vividly pictured as grandly beautiful, its people volatile, stubborn, and mystic.” —\u003ci\u003eThe San Diego Union\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There is everything in \u003ci\u003eHere Be Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e but dragons: princesses held captive in stone towers, bloody wars, princes scheming to dethrone their own brothers, castles under siege, maidens in distress, power struggles for half of civilization, rampant infidelity, lusting, mead guzzling, wine drinking, love affairs that topple kingdoms---how did England survive the thirteenth century? . . . History and fiction bound up together in historical novels have always had their own uneasy alliance. . . . Penman deftly makes the mesh work.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Remarkable. . . . Her writing is faultless, deftly interweaving the threads of the various story lines into a glowing, living tapestry. . . . This is storytelling at its finest.” —\u003ci\u003eUnited Press International\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With a fidelity to historical detail, a deep understanding of the period, a lucid, felicitous prose style, a sensitivity to nuances of character, and a sure sense of drama, the new novel by the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sunne in Splendour\u003c\/i\u003e is an engrossing tale.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312382452\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40593665687758,"sku":"9780312382452","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_7d45240a-97a5-4fba-8719-793e6a2998f2.jpg?v=1637790826","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312382452","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}