"The Dark Thorn is one exciting book. From start to finish, there arestrong characters, dangers lurking around every corner and cliffhangersthat will leave you breathless. A fine tale by a talented writer." --Terry Brooks Beneath the streets of Seattle, a long-forgotten war is about to be renewed... RichardMcAllister, a spiritually destitute homeless man and Knight of the YnSaith, protects one of seven portals linking his world to that of Annwn,where the fey Tuatha de Dannan of antiquity have been relegated by along-running religious war. Unknown to Richard though, powerfulforces are aligning against him and all he stands to keep safe. In thewilds of a discarded world, Philip Plantagenet, son of Henry II, movesto claim a birthright nine centuries in the making, one that drives himto eliminate the Tuatha de Dannan--at any cost to both worlds. Inthe halls of Vatican City, Cardinal Vicar Cormac Pell O'Connor schemesto control the Heliwr--the Unfettered Knight--one who possesses the greatpower known as the Dark Thorn. The three men are on a collision course with history--and their futures. For in the wilds of Annwn, death comes as easily as magic. Hauntedby a past he can't forget and a knightly responsibility he can't shun,Richard is drawn into levels of machinations--and two worlds--far darkerthan any he has prepared for.