false 77449 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 77449 8 74826 book 1985 Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, Book 1) total:1686|5:926|4:538|3:178|2:38|1:6| 1686 7398 2563 278 24655 4.21 8372 964 19984267 307208 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.38 1576 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 5 11 false Sat Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 22:13:23 -0700 2008 Fri May 09 09:01:01 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 41757575 307083 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 5 3 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jan 03 15:31:11 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 15:32:09 -0800 2009
The book tells...more...]]> 19454061 542037 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 4 2 false Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 04 11:28:31 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 16:13:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 9116696 619198 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 0 3 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 14 13:09:35 -0800 2007 Wed Nov 14 13:09:41 -0800 2007 The Lord of the Rings trilogy. At first I wasn't really impressed with it. It wasn't getting to the romance quick enough for me and it was a little confusing to remember all of the characters. It also was a...more...]]> 41479701 203163 1072026 0030627737 9780030627736 4 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1252417021m/1072026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1252417021s/1072026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1072026.Here_be_Dragons 3.88 8 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 5 1 false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 01 06:51:30 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 17:47:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 36087428 1288735 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 5 2 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 24 05:39:43 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 15 08:06:14 -0800 2009 Sharon Kay Penman is absolutely amazing. The characters in Here be Dragons live and breath like I would never have thought possible for people that died almost 800 years ago. Almost all of the major characters are factually based, and Penman says...more...]]> 9278018 540802 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 5 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 18 13:50:57 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 27 12:12:05 -0800 2008 Here be Dragons is a novel based on the events and important figures of Wales, England, Scotland, and France from ~1180 - 1240AD. This telling of the reign of King John of England and the ascendancy of Prince Llewellyn of Wales (and his political marriage to John's illegitimate daughter) winds its w...more...]]> 56940672 1760882 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 3 2 false Thu May 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 04:46:15 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 15:51:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 47955929 2086207 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 4 1 false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 19:56:12 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 19:57:27 -0800 2009 1151878 53402 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 5 1 false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu May 10 17:30:44 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 05 14:12:55 -0700 2009 To be honest, this book took me about a month to plod through. The difficult names and interweaving of families made the characters a bit difficult to keep straight, and the 700 paged tiny typed aspect didn't help. That being said, this is truly a beautiful book written abo...more...]]> 43854185 1939698 3656865 0312382456 9780312382452 9 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255574385m/3656865.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255574385s/3656865.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3656865.Here_be_Dragons 4.56 36 Thirteenth-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.

The 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 Falls the Shadow and The Reckoning, Here Be Dragons brings thirteenth-century England, France, and Wales to tangled, tempestuous life.

</DIV></DIV>]]> 1985 5 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Wed Jan 21 15:18:36 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 15:32:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 77561962 162759 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 4 1 false Sun May 22 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Thu Nov 12 11:18:27 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 11:19:33 -0800 2009 1 Here Be Dragons is the first in Sharon Kay Penman's Wales trilogy, which follows the ruling families of Wales in the thirteenth century, a turbulent era for the small country on the borders of England, as their princes fought to protect Welsh independence from the encroaching English. Llewelyn ap Io...more...]]> 71242191 999928 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 5 0 false Mon Sep 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 19:38:49 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 19:47:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 65778738 2522027 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 5 0 false Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Aug 01 12:10:27 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 13:10:25 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 66862881 2285152 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 5 1 false Mon Aug 10 12:19:33 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 12:34:20 -0700 2009
It is multi-layered. On the one hand it's about the power struggle between England and Wales in the 1200s. On the other hand it's about the relationship between Joanna (illegitimate daughter of King John) and Llewelyn (prince of Wales).

...more...]]> 76109697 1089679 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 4 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 08:27:20 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 04:18:10 -0800 2009
I consider myself to be a fast and comprehensive reader, but even I found myself back-trac...more...]]> 77463310 950398 3656865 0312382456 9780312382452 9 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255574385m/3656865.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255574385s/3656865.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3656865.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 Thirteenth-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.

The 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 Falls the Shadow and The Reckoning, Here Be Dragons brings thirteenth-century England, France, and Wales to tangled, tempestuous life.

</DIV></DIV>]]> 1985 4 0 false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 13:01:59 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 18:16:26 -0800 2009 Years 1183-1234 Wales, England, France etc. This book lacked a geneaology chart or some other form of a list of who is/was who. Hard to get into this serious historical novel. I found this book through Amazon's suggsestions and did enjo...more...]]> 76017149 1153018 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 5 1 false Mon Oct 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 10:51:58 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 11:00:26 -0700 2009
At first, I had a real problem 28 year old men marrying 12/14 year olds, but after I got over it, I became completely engrossed in the book. I love being able to make E...more...]]> 55747757 1812864 77449 0345382846 9780345382849 254 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178m/77449.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900178s/77449.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77449.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Thirteenth-century Wales is a divided country, ever at the mercy of England's ruthless, power-hungry King John. Then Llewelyn, Prince of North Wales, secures an uneasy truce with England by marrying the English king's beloved, illegitimate daughter, Joanna. Reluctant to wed her father's bitter enemy, Joanna slowly grows to love her charismatic and courageous husband who dreams of uniting Wales. But as John's attentions turn again and again to subduing Wales--and Llewelyn--Joanna must decide to which of these powerful men she owes her loyalty and love.
A sweeping novel of power and passion, loyalty and lives, this is the book that began the trilogy that includes FALLS THE SHADOW and THE RECKONING.]]> 1985 5 0 true Mon May 11 20:14:55 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 20:14:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 46185713 382208 3656865 0312382456 9780312382452 9 <![CDATA[Here be Dragons (Welsh Princes, #1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255574385m/3656865.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255574385s/3656865.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3656865.Here_be_Dragons 4.39 1686 Thirteenth-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.

The 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 Falls the Shadow and The Reckoning, Here Be Dragons brings thirteenth-century England, France, and Wales to tangled, tempestuous life.

</DIV></DIV>]]> 1985 5 0 false Thu Feb 19 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 16:08:53 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 15:43:20 -0800 2009 1
I loved it. I lost a lot of much-needed sleep reading "just one more ch...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=77449