Etheltread Baron of Dorsetshire inherits the title when his father the randy old Ethelfoot is killed by an outraged husband. Etheltread lives in luxury wanting for nothing; he rules Dorsetshire with a rod of iron keeping his subjects extremely poor, but becomes decidedly nasty when he finds the fortune he also hoped to inherit has been filched by other members of his family, which includes a slave trader, a highwayman and a boutique owner. Part of his domain is the piece of land known as Seynorgue from which a champion arises. Can he defeat the evil Baron and save the Houmits who live on Seynorgue from extinction? Or will a strange quirk of fate take over?

Author Biography

Alan Brown was born and educated in Tunbridge Wells. He and his mother escaped when a German rocket wiped out their street during World War II. He has worked for local newspapers in Kent then moved up to management, covering the country and setting up promotions for two London companies. He and his wife Barbara have also run three successful businesses of their own. He has now retired to a village in North Devon which has three pubs, reasoning he can afford to get thrown out of two. With his wife's support he finally finished this book, the idea for which was conceived forty years ago whilst on holiday in Guernsey.