Welsh Princes Trilogy Here Be Dragons, Book 1, (Paperback)

from lollypop917

This wonderful book by Sharon Kay Penman is one to be read slowly savoring every page. I purposefully took my time with this one as I knew from the beginning I wasn't going to want it to end. This story follows the lives of King John of England and Llewelyn the Great of Wales along with John's da...

from LisaMaria_C

This is a favorite book--one I read years (decades?) ago yet still remember lines and scenes from. One of those rare books that have moved me to tears. I've read a lot of Sharon Kay Penman's books--I'm currently reading her latest release and then will have no more of her to read until "Prince of...

from sds6565

Here Be Dragons tells the story of the marriage of Prince Llewelyn of Wales and Joanna, the illegitimate daughter of England's King John. The book is well researched by the author about the life and times of King John and his court as well as the court of Prince Llewelyn. As all of her books the ...

from fuzzi

One of the things I like about Sharon Kay Penman is her ability to write about history in a clarifying way, without making it confusing. I also appreciate her skill in fleshing out the characters of our past, making them much like people we know today. Here Be Dragons is one of this author's firs...

from magemanda

This work is a sweeping historical epic concerning Llewelyn Fawr - the first self-proclaimed Prince of Wales - and his enduring love affair with Joanna, the illegitimate daughter of John, King of England. The book covers the period between 1183 and 1234, and deals in both micro and macro events. ...