Storyteller

“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.

In the second book of the Storyteller series, bardic apprentice Gwernin and his friend Neirin mab Dwywei, the Poet-Prince who some call "Taliesin's Hawk", are sent on a diplomatic mission to the North of Britain. But some of the natives aren't too friendly...

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.

This fourth book in the Storyteller series takes Taliesin and Gwernin to Ireland to attend a wedding as representatives of their princes. In the process, they find themselves in a web of politics and magic, in a time of conflict between Kings, Christian saints, and Druids. Join them as they travel around Ireland in this turbulent period.

In this 5th book in the "Storyteller" series, Gwernin Storyteller and his student Llacheu travel through SW 6th century Britain with Taliesin, visiting ancient sacred sites and participating in bardic competitions. Along the way they meet threats from their past, Gwernin discovers some of the Old Gods of Britain are still present, and Taliesin shares his memories of his time as King Arthur's bard.

In the 6th book of the Storyteller series, Master Bard Gwernin Storyteller first participates in a bardic initiatory ritual for Taliesin Ben Beirdd's student Mael, then returns to Ireland with the two of them to meet their friend the Archdruid Fráechán mac Tenusán again and witness the fate he had once foretold for High King Díarmait mac Cerbaill.