A king in the making. A lost prince returns.

Saeric, apprentice to Heremund Iron Fist and acolyte to Earl Eadwald of Sceaptesburh, is fast realising how ill-equipped he is to wear the mantle of a crown prince. His progress is blighted by the lingering shadow of his former Saxon owner, Eanswith, who is determined to reclaim her runaway slave at any cost.

Meanwhile, as rumours grow of a lost prince returned, others begin plotting a different course for Saeric. As summer draws to a close, Rathulf sails toward his self-imposed exile, arriving in Dumnonia to an uncertain future. Knowing nothing of the language or customs of his homeland, Rathulf sets out alone in search of his brother and the city of their birth. It is in Caer Uisc that he finally receives a friendly welcome, so he dons his wolven tunic, thankful to have at last found his true home and people…

The Apprentice Prince is the fourth volume in the historical adventure series The Wolves of Dumnonia.

The Wolves of Dumnonia Saga“I have heard you, brother, and I am coming.”

A kingdom seized. Two surviving princes, separated by fate and distance. One seeks revenge, the other, belonging.

Set against the backdrop of the turbulent Viking Age and inspired by events recorded in the early medieval Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, the Wolves of Dumnonia saga takes place during the twilight years of the embattled British kingdom of Dumnonia. The series follows the lives of the two surviving heirs of the kingdom, Aneurin and Caelin ap Cadwyr, who are symbolised by the two wolves of their family’s royal standard.

Separated in childhood by their treacherous uncle’s violent coup against their father, King Cadwyr, the two brothers have led utterly different lives as they have grown into manhood. A mystical strand of awareness binds them, however, and as the saga unfolds, their paths begin to converge as each seeks out the other so that together they might reclaim their stolen kingdom.