Rebellion’s Forge

Name: Rebellion’s Forge
Rating: 4.4 (3046 reviews)

by K. M. Ashman Book 3 in the The Blood of Kings series.

First published 2017

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In 1109 Gruffudd ap Cynan's authority has brought a fragile peace to northern Wales, but resistance grows in the south against Norman and English pressure. The abduction of Princess Nesta destroys an existing political settlement and gives competing rulers an opportunity to intervene.

Gruffudd must choose between enforcing order and supporting men who claim to fight for Welsh liberty. Family loyalty, rebellion and royal calculation turn one violent act into a crisis affecting the balance between Wales and England.

Nesta’s abduction is politically explosive because marriage and custody link Welsh and Norman families across contested territory. Gruffudd’s response will signal whether he intends to preserve the settlement with Henry I or support resistance that could spread beyond the south. The novel therefore uses a family crisis to show how personal violence can upset a fragile balance between native rulers and expanding Norman lordship.