Prologue and Book One, Chapters 1-2 Summary

Here Be Dragons is the first in a trilogy of historical novels about thirteenth century England and Wales by Sharon Kay Penman. This novel follows the unique love story of Llewelyn ab Iowerth, Prince of Gwynedd, and Joanna, the illegitimate daughter of the King John of England. The marriage is arranged by King John in the hopes of taking Llewelyn as an ally. However, the marriage is less than a year old when old tensions begin to explode between Llewelyn's Wales and John's England. Joanna finds herself stuck in the middle of two men she loves, struggling to decide where her loyalties should lie. Here Be Dragons is history brought to life, filled with romance, mystery, and intrigue that will keep even the history phobic glued to the page.

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