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    "annotation": "<p><span>Compared to Outlander and The Mists of Avalon, this thrilling first novel of a debut trilogy reveals the untold story of Languoreth&mdash;a forgotten queen of sixth-century Scotland&mdash;twin sister of the man who inspired the legend of Merlin.&nbsp;</span><br /><span>I write because I have seen the darkness that will come. Already there are those who seek to tell a new history...</span><br /><span>In a land of mountains and mist, tradition and superstition, Languoreth and her brother Lailoken are raised in the Old Way of their ancestors. But in Scotland, a new religion is rising, one that brings disruption, bloodshed, and riot. And even as her family faces the burgeoning forces of Christianity, the Anglo-Saxons, bent on colonization, are encroaching from the east. When conflict brings the hero Emrys Pendragon to her father&rsquo;s door, Languoreth finds love with one of his warriors. Her deep connection to Maelgwn is forged by enchantment, but she is promised in marriage to Rhydderch, son of a Christian king. As Languoreth is catapulted into a world of violence and political intrigue, she must learn to adapt. Together with her brother&mdash;a warrior and druid known to history as Myrddin&mdash;Languoreth must assume her duty to fight for the preservation of the Old Way and the survival of her kingdom, or risk the loss of them both forever.</span><br /><span>Based on new scholarship, this tale of bravery and conflicted love brings a lost queen back to life&mdash;rescuing her from obscurity, and reaffirming her place at the center of one of the most enduring legends of all time.</span></p>",
    "description": "<p><span>Compared to Outlander and The Mists of Avalon, this thrilling first novel of a debut trilogy reveals the untold story of Languoreth&mdash;a forgotten queen of sixth-century Scotland&mdash;twin sister of the man who inspired the legend of Merlin.&nbsp;</span><br /><span><br />I write because I have seen the darkness that will come. Already there are those who seek to tell a new history...<br /></span><br /><span>In a land of mountains and mist, tradition and superstition, Languoreth and her brother Lailoken are raised in the Old Way of their ancestors. But in Scotland, a new religion is rising, one that brings disruption, bloodshed, and riot. And even as her family faces the burgeoning forces of Christianity, the Anglo-Saxons, bent on colonization, are encroaching from the east. When conflict brings the hero Emrys Pendragon to her father&rsquo;s door, Languoreth finds love with one of his warriors. Her deep connection to Maelgwn is forged by enchantment, but she is promised in marriage to Rhydderch, son of a Christian king. As Languoreth is catapulted into a world of violence and political intrigue, she must learn to adapt. Together with her brother&mdash;a warrior and druid known to history as Myrddin&mdash;Languoreth must assume her duty to fight for the preservation of the Old Way and the survival of her kingdom, or risk the loss of them both forever.<br /></span><br /><span>Based on new scholarship, this tale of bravery and conflicted love brings a lost queen back to life&mdash;rescuing her from obscurity, and reaffirming her place at the center of one of the most enduring legends of all time.</span></p>",
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