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The Ducks of Doom, Volume 3    by Robert Smith
Price: Free! 62140 words. Published on January 16, 2009. .

While Fluffy and Clydette placate the god of hats, and while Demo and the Camels of the Negev battle the Philistines, a motley crew of Welsh coal miners, an academic, and an Edwardian poet fight off a savage haggis. The Rubber Duckie of Evil remains elusive, but menacing.
Bran the Blessed    by William Woodall
Price: Free! 8170 words. Published on March 11, 2009. .

Short Story. A young woman is deceived into marrying a foreign King who secretly hates her, but everyone ignores her plight because it might endanger the fragile peace. Only her brother Brandon is willing to fight to rescue her, but no one will help him because of the danger. A tale of how Bran learns to rely on God in terrible circumstances. Loosely based on an ancient Celtic legend.
Hostage of the Heart    by Linda Acaster
Price: $2.99 USD. 76670 words. Published on May 3, 2010. .

1066: the Welsh Marches. Rhodri ap Hywel sweeps down the valley to reclaim stolen lands, taking the Saxon Lady Dena as his battle hostage. But who is more barbaric: a man who protects his people by the strength of his sword-arm, or Dena’s kin who swear fealty to a canon of lies and refuse to pay her ransom? Dare she place her life in the hands of a warrior-knight shielding secrets of his own?
Land of my Fathers    by P. L. Crompton
Price: $2.99 USD. 68990 words. Published on May 6, 2010. .

A collection of interrelated stories set in a Welsh valley during the 1930s and 40s. Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, a glimpse of life as it may have been then.
King Arthur's Raid on Hell and other poems    by G. R. Grove
Price: $1.49 USD. 15690 words. Published on September 2, 2010. .

Most of these poems are written in medieval fixed forms, or approximations of medieval forms – one of my on-going quests being a search for ways of reproducing the sound and feel of medieval Welsh poetry in modern English. And yet, because the bardic art I practice is a performance art, these are in a larger sense not my poems at all, but merely pale imitations – poems preserved on paper.
Storyteller    by G. R. Grove
Price: $2.99 USD. 77450 words. Published on September 6, 2010. .

“Blood and fire, gold and steel and poetry, a river’s voice in the silence of the night, and the shining strings of a harp – all these and more I have known in my time.” As a wandering storyteller and would-be bard in 6th century Britain, young Gwernin encounters enemies both human and supernatural, finds love and friendship, and learns the true meaning of a Bard’s profession.
The Ash Spear    by G. R. Grove
Price: $2.99 USD. 118810 words. Published on September 7, 2010. .

In 6th century Wales, the ash spear was a symbol of warfare and of manhood, but it also stood for awen, the poetic inspiration of the bards. As war comes to North Wales, bardic apprentice Gwernin must master all three of its meanings in order to keep himself and his friends alive. The Ash Spear follows him in the thrilling conclusion of this first trilogy in the Storyteller series.
Pryderi's Pigs and other poems    by G. R. Grove
Price: $1.49 USD. 18790 words. Published on September 8, 2010. .

This is my second poetry collection. Most of these poems are written in medieval fixed forms – one of my on-going quests being a search for ways of reproducing the sound and feel of medieval Welsh poetry in modern English. And yet, because the bardic art I practice is a performance art, these are in a larger sense not my poems at all, but merely pale imitations – poems preserved on paper.
Storyteller Songs    by G. R. Grove
Price: $1.49 USD. 8130 words. Published on September 25, 2010. .

This is a collection of poetry taken from the "Young Gwernin" trilogy of the Storyteller series: historical novels about Britain and her bards in the years after King Arthur's death. If you haven't read them yet, you might want to start there, as some of these poems could be considered plot spoilers. On the other hand, you could just plunge in now and see how you like Gwernin's world...
The Last Pendragon (Book One in The Last Pendragon Saga)    by Sarah Woodbury
Price: $3.99 USD. 101530 words. Published on September 26, 2010. .

What if the myths and legends were once real? What if gods and demons really walked among us? Cadwaladr ap Cadwallon is Arthur's heir. He was born to rule but only with the help of his love, Rhiann, can he win back his kingdom and achieve his destiny. The Last Pendragon is a 98,000 word (430 page) tale of the supernatural set in Dark Age Wales.