Book Description
When the hard-fighting Gawin of Rhos rides into the wilderness of North Wales, bringing the justice of King Arthur's court, his mission leads him to a beautiful widow with whom he falls in love; to her unworldly but formidable son, Perceval, whose trail he must desperately follow throughout the realm; and eventually to her various kinsfolk, hereditary guardians of the mysterious Grail. It is this legend-shrouded artifact that draws Gawin's world-weary soul, even as treason and intrigue in the City of Legions threaten all that Arthur has achieved. Gawin must decide whether to complete his quest or to turn aside, with the Grail tantalizingly within his grasp, in order to help Arthur in his hour of greatest need.
About the Author
Dorothy James Roberts was born in West Virginia and educated at Barnard and Wisconsin, where she specialized in medieval studies. She was the author of more than a dozen novels, though her historical fiction remains the most widely read. FIRE IN THE ICE(1961), based upon an Icelandic saga, was hailed in the NEW YORK TIMES as "one of the finest historical novels of recent years." in addition to KINSMEN OF THE GRAIL(1963), her arthurian novels include THE ENCHANTED CUP(1953), in which she treated the legend of Tristram and Isolde, and LAUNCELOT, MY BROTHER(1954). Dorothy James Roberts died in 1990.
