Picture a world intricately entwined with our own, yet separate, pulsing with the raw energy and vivid color of Celtic myth come to life. Picture Albion.
And enter Lewis Gillies, an Oxford student whose search for a missing friend leads him through a door to another reality—and to unimagined discoveries about life, good and evil, and his own identity and destiny.
Having ascended the throne as Albion's High King, Llew takes the beautiful Goewyn for his queen. But in the midst of their joyous union, treachery is in the making, forcing Llew to choose between the honor of his kingship and the desire of his heart.
His decision drives him across the sea, far beyond Albion to the dark terrors and haunted wastes of the Foul Land. There, as the fabric of two worlds unravels, Llew hurtles headlong toward a final conflict with the Brazen Man. In the balance hangs not only the fate of Goewyn but also the very life-song of Albion, contained within the mystical Singing Stones.
Making very strange place and character names sound commonplace must have been quite challenging, but Robert Whitfield has completely mastered them. Lawhead's character, an Oxford student, becomes Llew Silver Hand, High King of Albion, a Celtic other world. With the help of his queen, Goewyn, he mends the fabric between the modern world and Albion. Whitfield pours life and emotion into the characters and moves listeners "out of this world." He portrays high action and romance with equal finesse. This work is a successful combination of science fiction, fantasy, and romance, with an outstanding narrator. S.C.A. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine
