Gwalchmai journey's to the safety of his uncle King Arthur and his court to escape from the evil magic of his mother, Morgawse, a bitter enemy of Arthur's.
This is the first installment of the Down the Long Wind trilogy, and it is intended to be read as the starting point for the overarching narrative that continues through the subsequent two volumes.
The author wrote this novel while completing her studies in Classics at Cambridge, and the work was recognized with a Hopwood Award for Fiction.
Unlike many traditional retellings, this narrative draws specifically from Welsh and Celtic roots and establishes a unique moral framework where all practitioners of magic are aligned with the forces of darkness.