Shield Maiden

Richard Denning

May 2012 · Mercia Books

About this ebook

Anna is a 12 year old girl growing up in a Saxon village in 7th century Mercia. Her life changes when she finds a golden horn in the ruins of a Roman Villa. Soon an ugly dwarf, a beautiful sorceress and even her own people are after her. What powers does the horn have and why does everyone want it? And why is Anna the only one who can get a note out of it? For ages 8+

Ratings and reviews

An excellently structured story that I bought by mistake for me, once started I really enjoyed the fast paced ride through Medieval England. Perfect for my eight year old granddaughter and enjoyable for me.

Couldn't stop reading. Best surprise was the last part which detailed the research done. Makes the story so much more worthy

Great for all ages. Well written, engaging, action packed.

About the author

 Richard Denning was born in Ilkeston in Derbyshire and lives in Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands, where he works as a General Practitioner. 

He is married and has two children. He has always been fascinated by historical settings as well as horror and fantasy. Other than writing, his main interests are games of all types. He is the designer of a board game based on the Great Fire of London and runs the UK's largest board game convention.