Originally from Nottingham, where he attended Forster Street Primary School and Mundella Grammar School, Anthony Court is a former English teacher, now living in the small village of Pontrhydyfen in South Wales. Previously resident in North Wales, he spent most of his working life teaching in Welsh-medium secondary schools in Mold and St. Asaph. A graduate of the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Celtic at Leeds University before obtaining his PGCE at Aberystwyth University. His interests include Welsh and Breton culture, walking, reading and writing.
Old grudges between the neighbouring lands of Terbat and Kasgaria erupt into open warfare, and soon afterwards foreign invasion threatens the very existence of Terbat, before home-grown tyranny robs the people of their freedom. Caught up in these momentous events, young Tahek finds himself thrust into a perilous voyage of growth and self-discovery, as hidden truths are revealed—about his country and about his own identity. Friendship, love, death and loss are the milestones of his journey—with deceit and betrayal proving as dangerous as sword and spear.
