The Echo Stones - Paperback

by Wallace F. Brown (Author)

In England at the dawn of recorded history, a King prepares to defend his castle against an invading Saxon army. There are spies behind his walls and a blood oath has been sworn against his son and daughter. To spare their lives, he sends them on a journey through the wilderness to the kingdom of his cousin. They carry with them a plea for help, and the last hope of the Celtic peoples south of the great Roman wall. To protect them on their journey, the king calls upon a mystic warrior, his giant friend and a servant to the princess who is small in stature but mighty in courage. As they travel, they are pursued and attacked by powerful forces, bent on their destruction. But just as it seems there is no hope, they are joined by a wizard of the forest possessed of great powers unknown to mortal men. He knows the princess carries with her a priceless, ancient gift that must not fall into the hands of the enemy.

Author Biography

Wallace Brown's first novel, THE SHEPHERD SLEEPS, was published by Writers Exchange in 2008. It is set in New Orleans at the height of the Vietnam War and the counter-culture revolution of the 1960's It is a tale of espionage and betrayal and of the risks a man and a woman will take for the sake of forbidden love. A sense of place and historical setting permeates the narrative, providing the reader with the sensation of walking the back streets of the French Quarter where dark characters lurk in the shadows and everyone wears a mask. His second novel, JAYAPURA, is set in the dense jungles and teeming cities of South East Asia. A soldier fortune, burnt out and grieving the loss of the only woman he ever loved, is cast into a desperate struggle for survival. He has stumbled upon a secret that could change the world. Now, everyone wants him dead, even his own government. Along the way, he crosses paths with a beautiful, British agent who is running from her own demons. They join forces in an effort to avert an unspeakable tragedy, and to try to stay alive. Wallace lives and writes in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is a graduate of Villanova University. Learn more on his website at www.wallacefbrown.com.