The Firebrand is the touching story of Lin, a girl born into slavery on the Isle of Orkney. After the untimely death of her
mother, Linn and her older brother Dafydd must take care of themselves. Neither child resembles the typical slave. Dafydd is a gentle caring boy with the soul of a bard. Linn is the brash warrior always finding a way to get herself yet another beating. They survive the hard work, beatings, and hunger each day by holding onto a dream about Camelot and a King called Arthur. The Firebrand is a tale about Camelot. Often such stories are riddled with holes where the author adds characters or character traits to the well known Camelot story without
explaining how and why these changes occurred. The Firebrand, however, does a fairly good job explaining these modifications. Furthermore, these explanations fit into the story seamlessly without stopping for dry bits of narrative. I look forward to reading the second book of this series to see where the action leads next.