A Fictional History of Britain Part One Author:Paul Sullivan The world's first pre-Arthurian, sword & sorcery bodice-ripping romp. It charts the love-hate relationship of narrator Tallim, his companions Merlin and Baalien, and the ancestors of King Arthur, beginning with the Trojan invasion of Britain in the early 12th century BC. By the time of Magician-leper King Bladud of Bath's death in 800BC, (victim... more » of a tragic flying accident), Tallim's quest for hedonism, love and equality has become a bitter struggle for self-preservation, revenge and power. The historical backdrop of the novel draws on the wild and woolly writings of medieval historians such as Geoffrey of Monmouth. It mixes fact, farce and fiction in equal measure, rattling all the skeletons in King Arthur's murky ancestral cupboards.« less