THE SAXON SHORE TRILOGY: BOOK 1

​This is the story of Valdor, a young Batavian. His friend kills a Roman centurion who tries to rape him and, along with two other loyal friends, they escape from Roman justice in a fishing boat. A general, Carausius, rebelliously proclaims himself Emperor of both Britannia and Northern Gaul and all this in the third century when leadership conflicts proliferate.
Valdor befriends Carausius and, installed as Count of the Saxon Shore, he must complete the coastal defences against Saxon and Frankish raiders. Faced with barbarian tribes on its frontiers, the Roman army has to enlist former enemies paid for with debased coinage.
Will Britannia regain peaceful prosperity and what will happen to the usurper, especially now that Diocletian is persecuting Christians?

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​In the fourth century AD, Britannia, like the rest of the Empire is assailed by barbarians, and lurches to its inevitable end. This is the story of Leo and Valdor, respectively the grandson and great-grandson of the famous warrior, Valdor (Book 1 of the trilogy). They survive the Great Conspiracy and rise in rank, with victories, especially in the north, against the Picts and Scots. Despite Valdor’s prowess, he is overlooked for the post he most covets—Count of the Saxon Shore—in favour of his younger brother, that is, until he helps the usurper Magnus Maximus defeat the Picts and Scots in Wales and then overthrow the Western Emperor, Gratian. He is appointed Count but at a time when Maximus critically removes Roman troops from Britannia, leaving the province exposed to barbarian incursions. Can Valdor stem the tide of raiders or will he become just another local chieftain amid the anarchy left by the Romans?

​In the third book of his Saxon Shore Trilogy, John Broughton brings an original retelling of the much-loved Arthurian legend. The reader learns how a high-ranking officer of sub-Roman Britain, Valdor, the Comes Britanniarum, accepts the kingship of Logres, meets Myrddin, and changes his name to Arthur before facing wave after wave of invaders from his base in Camelot as he prepares for the decisive Battle of Mons Badonicus, which, according to the seer, will usher in a golden age for the Britons. Arthur is ‘the past and future king’ but what does the present and the future hold for him? Find out from this enthralling tale.
 

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