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Arthur Dux Bellorum (A Light in the Dark Ages Book 4) Kindle Edition
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Britain in the late Fifth Century is a troubled place – riven with tribal infighting and beset by invaders in search of plunder and settlement. King Uther is dead, and his daughter, Morgana, seizes the crown for her infant son, Mordred. Merlyn’s attempt to present Arthur as the true son and heir of Uther is scorned, and the bewildered teenager finds himself in prison. Here our story begins…
Arthur finds friends in unexpected quarters and together they flee. Travelling through a fractured landscape of tribal conflict and suspicion, they attempt to stay one step ahead of their pursuers, whilst keeping a wary eye on Saxon invaders menacing the shoreline. Arthur’s reputation as a fearsome warrior grows as he learns the harsh lessons needed to survive and acquire the skills of a dux bellorum, a lord of war.
Tim Walker’s Arthur Dux Bellorum is a fresh look at the Arthurian legend, combining myth, history and gripping battle scenes. Although in a series, it can be read as a standalone novel.
Fans of Bernard Cornwell, Conn Iggulden and Mathew Harffy will enjoy Walker’s A Light in the Dark Ages series and its newest addition – Arthur Dux Bellorum. The adventure continues in 2020's Arthur Rex Brittonum.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMarch 1, 2019
- File size6966 KB
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Product details
- ASIN : B07NTP9ZTT
- Publication date : March 1, 2019
- Language : English
- File size : 6966 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 251 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,222,816 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #59,123 in Historical Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #77,658 in Action & Adventure Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #152,284 in Action & Adventure Fiction (Books)
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About the author

Tim Walker is an independent author based in the UK. His latest book is a thrilling dual timeline novel, Guardians at the Wall, published in June 2021. Archaeologists uncover artefacts that connect them to the life of a Roman centurion in second century Roman Britain.
Tim published three books in 2020 - Perverse (April); Arthur Rex Brittonum (June) and Charly in Space (September).
Arthur, Rex Brittonum, a re-imagining of the King Arthur story, is book five in his historical series, A Light in the Dark Ages, and follows on from 2019's Arthur Dux Bellorum. Book one in the series is Abandoned (second edition 2018), followed by Ambrosius: Last of the Romans (2017); and book three is Uther's Destiny (2018). Series book covers are designed by Canadian graphic artist, Cathy Walker. The series connects the end of Roman Britain to elements of the Arthurian legend, presenting an imagined history (inspired by early historical sources) of Britain in the early Medieval period, once called the Dark Ages.
Tim lives near Windsor - close to the River Thames - the inspiration for his first book of short stories, Thames Valley Tales (2015). In September 2017 he published a second book of short stories, Postcards from London. These stories draw on the local history and current affairs of towns and cities along the course of the Thames where the author has lived and worked. A new collection of poems and short fiction, Perverse, was published in April 2020.
His first novel was a political thriller, Devil Gate Dawn, that received pre-publication exposure on the Kindle Scout programme in March/April 2016. It found a wide readership due to its unnerving predictions of a post-Brexit Britain beset by political turmoil under King Charles III's rule and buckling under attacks from terrorist groups and includes a chapter that anticipated life in Trump America, written a year before his election.
In early 2017 he published his first children's book, co-authored with his daughter, Cathy - The Adventures of Charly Holmes. Another adventure story was published in 2018 - Charly & The Superheroes, followed by Charly in Space (2020).
Find out more about the author at - https://timwalker1666.wixsite.com/website
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Alas, not having read the previous three novels, I often felt I was missing the backstory on some of the best bits — the previous adventures of the infamous knights often alluded to, what exactly damaged Morgana so badly to make her the power hungry and malicious creature she is, what exactly it is that Merlyn is looking for, and other such topics.
Still, this was a very engaging tale where historical fiction meets fantasy, with harrowing battles, peoples at war on all sides, an ever-maturing Arthur preparing to fulfill his destiny, and hints at the magic and might of one of the greatest sorcerers of literature. All in all a satisfying and enjoyable read!
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Well, in the dangerous fifth century Britannia of 'Arthur, Dux Bellorum', the answer is 'with great difficulty', as the do or die challenges mount up. There's astonishing ambition that leads to gripping and energetic battles, with strategies I could follow.
The writer states in the Author Notes that he based the locations and battles on some of the most recent research into this period, as well as old texts, and I also enjoyed this dimension to the book. Recommended.

I took a while to read it but was able to follow the plotline through multiple putting it down and picking up again.
I am a lover of history and it's not usually the period I go for.
I was so intrigued at times that I researched various aspects to check the facts. Happy to say that he passed.
The story is easy to read but has a depth for many to enjoy.
I will buy the sequel and possibly the prequels too
Happy to recommend


