THE AMBROSE SAGAS (1-6)

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 A young prince of Wessex is captured by Viking raiders. He and his friends manage to escape captivity in Denmark, and begin an epic journey to Norway and then Sweden. The rest of the story is loosely based on the Primary Russian Chronicles. There, they join a Viking expedition to conquer Novgorod, and, within a year, they travel down the mighty Dnieper river to settle in Kiev.

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Loosely based on the Primary Russian Chronicles, the story is of a Saxon prince and his two companions who arrive at the time of the founding of a Viking empire on the major rivers of Russia. In spite of implacable enemies and rapids, the Vikings and their allies swarm down the Dnieper River and attack the queen of cities -Constantinople.

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Ambrose and his friends flee Constantinople. The prince hopes to return to his native Wessex. Caught by pirates, they are enslaved on Crete, but manage to escape to Alexandria. A long chase ensues, with a Byzantine admiral desperately trying to capture them. they brave the open desert, and manage to sneak into Italy, where the chase continues. 


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Ambrose and his comrades flee north, doggedly pursued by Admiral Demetrious. With the pass to Frankland blocked for the winter, they are trapped in northern Italy. Before the friends can escape to Angleland, they must face assassins, avalanche, bandits, and savage Viking raiders.


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 Ambrose rides north with his brother the king to face the all-conquering Great Army of the Vikings. When the battle is averted, Ambrose and his friends ride north as spies and join the Great Army. Recognized, the friends must flee and battle their way back to safety. Ambrose is badly wounded and only the love of a maiden and friendship of a mysterious trader saves him.


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 Ambrose's betrothed is kidnapped by Welsh brigands, and then Norse pirates. With the army of Wessex at his back, the prince first attacks a Welsh coastal stronghold, and then travels the length of hostile Ireland trying to find his beloved Gretchen. Rebuffed by the jarl who holds her captive, he returns to Wales and trains two ship crews so he can intercept and free his love.


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THE KING ALFRED SAGAS (1-3) (Formerly Ambrose # 7, 8, 9)

When the leader of the Great Army invades Wessex in early winter, he nearly succeeds in capturing Alfred and destroying the last independent Saxon kingdom in Britain. King Alfred hides in the forest, until he finds a base deep in the fastness of a marsh. Spring finds his men rallying to his banner, and eventually Alfred defeats the Viking king. Britain is saved.


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After 8 years of hard-won peace, a Viking army lands in Wessex. Alfred drives out the invaders, but antagonizes the Viking king to his north. The West Saxons cross the Thames, take London, and prepare for the battle which will decide who will rule all England.

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It is the greatest Viking invasion in Alfred's lifetime. Will Saxon England survive the onslaught? It will take three bitter years of struggle to drive the Vikings out. Only a bastard prince and a Byzantine scholar make it possible.


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THE KING EDWARD SAGAS (1-3) (Formerly Ambrose #10)

Young Prince Edward must persuade the Witan that he should be the next king. His own royal cousin, Ethelwold, rebels and is soon leading an unholy alliance of influential noblemen and Vikings. Wearing the Viking crown of Northumbria, he invades Wessex. Can Edward keep his throne? Will Wessex finally fall to the Viking onslaught?

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The story is mainly about an incredible woman,  daughter of Alfred the Great, who ruled a kingdom in a man's world and helped to conquer the ravaging Viking hordes. This story also includes the Battle of Tetenhall, a defining moment in Anglo-Saxon history.

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When Queen Ethelflaed dies, her own daughter and an unholy alliance of Mercian leaders plot to keep Mercia independent from Wessex. Ambrose and Polonius must travel north in winter to kidnap a princess and prevent civil war. The Viking rulers on the island are losing the struggle with King Edward and his West Saxons, but this may be their chance to finally defeat the stubborn Saxons and conquer the entire island.
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 THE SAXON KINGS OF ALL ENGLAND (1-2)

Atheling Athelstan, eldest son of King Edward of Wessex, is banished from the royal court. After his father's death in battle, he finds that his younger half-brother, Elfweard, has seized the throne of Wessex with the help of his mother and her powerful brothers. Armies gather, and civil war is only prevented by Elfweard's sudden death. King Athelstan manages to occupy Viking Northumbria, and the Scots and Strathclyde Britons ally in order to stop Athelstan's dominance of the entire island. The Battle of Brunanburh is one of the most important battles in British history. After Athelstan's victory, he is now the unchallenged master of all of Britain.

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Just two years after a coalition of of Vikings, Scots and Britons were defeated by his brother, young King Edmund finds himself fighting both an invasion of Irish Vikings and angry Danes. He is driven from rebellious Northumbria and his southern realms are soon invaded by the savage enemy. Summoning his warriors, he marches north. Battle is averted when two archbishops broker a truce, but he is forced to give away much of his home territory. With the help of the sons of Ambrose and the mysterious Polonius, he reorganizes and defeats first a rebellious Welsh king and then the Viking lords of Northumbria. Now there are only the northern Britons and Scotland left. Will Edmund finally wear the crown of ruler of all Britain?

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Many of these stories have been released as individual short stories, (see short story section)  and several have been previously published in various magazines or e-zines.

 

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