Taliesin, Chief of Bards

Gwyddno Garanhir, king of the marvelous sunken nation of the Lowland Hundred, was accustomed to dealing with miracles and wonders, but nothing could have prepared him for the arrival of a mysterious child found by his luckless son, Prince Elphin. Seeing no other option, the royal family adopts the young boy who quickly grows into a clever, eloquent youth and is given the name Taliesin. A few months before his thirteenth birthday, his hapless foster father, Elphin, gets captured by the merciless ruler of Gwynedd, King Maelgwn. Now with the two nations at each other's throats and his guardian's life hanging in the balance, Taliesin must uncover the truth about his extraordinary powers before everyone he loves is consumed by total war. Set in sixth-century Wales, Taliesin, Chief of Bards is the forgotten legend behind one of Britain's most ancient bards, whose poetry continues to inspire to this very day. Filled with imaginative settings, memorable characters, and mystifying acts of magic, this is the story of the treacherous path to self-discovery and the heavy price we often pay for enlightenment.