The Forgotten Kingdom

By: Signe Pike

Narrated by: Toni Frutin, Gary Furlong, Siobhan Waring

From the author of The Lost Queen, hailed as “Outlander meets Camelot” (Kirsty Logan, the author of The Gloaming) and “The Mists of Avalon for a new generation” (Linnea Hartsuyker, the author of The Golden Wolf), a “rich, immersive” (Kirkus Reviews) new novel in which a forgotten queen of 6th-century Scotland claims her throne as war looms and her family is scattered to the winds.

AD 573. Imprisoned in her chamber, Languoreth awaits news in torment. Her husband and son have ridden off to war against her brother, Lailoken. She doesn’t yet know that her young daughter, Angharad, who was training with Lailoken to become a Wisdom Keeper, has been lost in the chaos. As one of the bloodiest battles of early medieval Scottish history abandons its survivors to the wilds of Scotland, Lailoken and his men must flee to exile in the mountains of the Lowlands, while nine-year-old Angharad must summon all Lailoken has taught her to follow her own destiny through the mysterious, mystical land of the Picts.

In the aftermath of the battle, old political alliances unravel, opening the way for the ambitious adherents of the new religion: Christianity. Lailoken is half-mad with battle sickness, and Languoreth must hide her allegiance to the Old Way to survive her marriage to the next Christian king of Strathclyde. Worst yet, the new King of the Angles is bent on expanding his kingdom at any cost. Now the exiled Lailoken, with the help of a young warrior named Artur, may be the only man who can bring the warring groups together to defeat the encroaching Angles. But to do so, he must claim the role that will forever transform him. He must become the man known to history as “Myrddin.”

“Intrigue, rivalry, and magic among the mists of old Britain—The Forgotten Kingdom is an enchantment of a read” (Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Alice Network).

Completely engrossing!

After listening to The Lost Queen I feel as if I know most of the characters in this book well. The narration is filled with emotion; I felt as if I were there watching the battles, wondering who would survive. PLEASE PLEASE Signe Pike create more history for us!

Awesome book!

Loved the first two books of this trilogy! The author draws you in immediately and you can’t wait to see what happens next. Eagerly anticipating the final novel.

Fantastic! Highly recommended.

A wonderful continuation to the story of Scotland. Well researched and entertaining to read.
Thank you Signe Pike for your beautiful writing.

Fantastic!

I can not wait for the next one such a great book! Narration was excellent! Very hard to put this book down.

love this series

I'm eagerly waiting for the 3rd book and have recommended this series to countless friends