Barry Mathias

The Power in the Dark: Book 1 of the Ancient Bloodlines Trilogy Barry Mathias First Printing edition

The Power in the Dark is Book One of The Ancient Bloodlines Trilogy

Fanatical soldiers invade Britain in 1112 AD to hunt down the remaining survivors of an ancient bloodline and retrieve a mysterious sword.

What is the Power? Thirteen years after Crusaders seized Jerusalem, a mysterious band of soldiers invades southwest Britain. They are led by two giant men with terrifying powers bent on hunting down the last survivors of a sacred bloodline and retrieving a magical sword. Who will be able to stop them?

Swept up in the struggle against the invaders, John and Gwen experience brutal captures, fierce chases and terrifying visions. Questions about their heritage haunt them. What is their bloodline? What does it mean to be the 'Keeper of the Grail'? And who is Owl?