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Dawnflight (The Dragon's Dove Chronicles) Paperback – February 26, 2013

by Kim Headlee (Author)

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Book 1 of 3: The Dragon's Dove Chronicles

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Gyanhumara “Gyan” nic Hymar is a Caledonian chieftainess by birth, a warrior and leader of warriors by training, and she is betrothed to Urien map Dumarec, a son of her clan’s deadliest enemy, by right of Arthur the Pendragon’s conquest of her people. For the sake of peace, Gyan is willing to sacrifice everything...perhaps even her very life, if her foreboding about Urien proves true.

Arthur map Uther is the bastard son of two worlds, Roman by his father and Brytoni by his mother. Denied hereditary rulership by the elders of Chieftainess Ygraine’s clan, Arthur has followed Uther’s path to become Dux Britanniarum, the Pendragon: supreme commander of the northern Brytoni army. The Caledonians, Scots, Saxons, and Angles keep him too busy to dwell upon his loneliness...most of the time.

When Gyan and Arthur meet, each recognize within the other their soul’s mate. The treaty has preserved Gyan’s ancient right to marry any man, providing he is a Brytoni nobleman—but Arthur does not qualify. And the ambitious Urien, Arthur’s greatest political rival, shall not be so easily denied. If Gyan and Arthur cannot prevent Urien from plunging the Caledonians and Brytons back into war, their love will be doomed to remain unfulfilled forever.

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Kim Headlee lives on a farm in the mountains of southwestern Virginia with her family, cats, fish, goats & assorted wildlife. People and creatures come and go, but the cave and the 250-year-old house ruins-the latter having been occupied as recently as the mid-twentieth century-seem to be sticking around for a while yet. Other published works by Kim Headlee: Dawnflight, first edition, paperback, Sonnet Books, Simon & Schuster, 1999. Liberty, writing as Kimberly Iverson, paperback, HQN Books, Harlequin, 2006.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lucky Bat Books; 2nd edition (February 26, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 414 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1939051134
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1939051134
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.21 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.94 x 9 inches

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Kim Headlee lives on a farm in southwestern Virginia with her family, cats, goats, Great Pyrenees goat guards, and assorted wildlife. People and creatures come and go, but the cave and the 250-year-old house ruins—the latter having been occupied as recently as the mid-twentieth century—seem to be sticking around for a while yet.

Kim has been a published novelist since 1999 with the first edition of Dawnflight (Sonnet Books, Simon & Schuster) and has been studying the Arthurian legends for nigh on half a century.

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Pam Smith

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Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2014

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Once in a while you come across a book that grips you, and folds you into the story and you hate it when the end is looming. Kim Headlee one very talented writer, she has woven her main character, Gyan, into a warrior with such skill and depth that you would think Kim lived in those times. The rivalry between Urien and Arthur adds to the excitement of the story. I loved reading this book and cannot understand for the life of me those who trashed it and gave it a one star. I'm glad I ignored those reviews and purchased Dawnflight, I highly recommend this book for those who want a fantastic read.

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Sara L. Skroh

Awesome Arthurian romance

Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2015

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Love this! Great characters. Very hard to put down. I want more.

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Fee Roberts

I thoroughly enjoyed this story

Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2017

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Dawnflight by Kim Iverson Headlee is the first book in the The Dragon's Dove Chronicles. It's an Arthurian tale following the strong female lead known as Gyanhumara “Gyan” nic Hymar. She is betrothed to Urien map Dumarec, the son of Gyan's clan's enemy and Arthur's political rival. Before she is wed to Urien she meets Arthur map Uther, the Pendragon, who conquered her people in the war. Even though he conquered her clan she is taken with Arthur, and he is taken with Gyan, which causes strife between Arthur and Urien even more so than before she entered their lives.

I thoroughly enjoyed this story. It has a strong female protagonist who isn't afraid to speak her mind and isn't afraid to wield a sword. There is romance with just a tad of detail, which I could handle. The characters are well defined, and the world building is decent. There are vivid and exciting battles, and though there are religious undertones throughout the tale, it is a vital part in understanding some of the trials Gyan and Arthur had to face, and definitely added to my interest in their plight. I would recommend this book to anyone into Arthurian historical fiction.

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Miki

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Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2016

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Great read recommended

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Betty F Bishop

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Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2017

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I have not read it yet...

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Sue Kay Davis

ONE TERRIFIC BOOK... KIM HEADLEE IS A AUTHOR YOU WILL WANT TO READ IF YOU LIKE HISTORIALS BOOKS

Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2015

I WAS GIVEN THIS BOOK FOR AN HONEST OPINION AND THIS IS MY OPINION
I have long loved stories of King Author, and it didn't matter if it was his boyhood or old and time for his son to take over when he died. This has been one of the best, Kim Headlee has certainly researched for historical authenticity and details. She has also managed to keep Gyan (Guinevere) as a warrior since by birth and training she is a Caledonian Chieftainess but due to Authors deafening her people she was to marry a Brytoni. With hardly much time for choice she found herself betrothed to Urien ,son of her clans deadliest enemy. Though he tries to hide the contempt he feels for her and her family and clan. Early warnings to maybe not trust him..he wants to break her spirit because she is as confident on the battlefield as in the room full of ladies. Gyan is to go to school on the Isle of Maun, when finished she is to be wed. But she meets Author and they fall in love, though it is Author's own law that has her betrothed to Urien, since Author's mixed blood stops him from leading his mother's clan. But he is determined to have her for his own, even if the cost is conflict, or can he get him to call it off. When Gyan gets to the school ,she runs into Morghe (Morgana, Authors half sister) ,Angusel (Lancelot). When the Irish attack the school Gyan,Author, Urien, Morghe, and Angusel were forced to help defend it. There is where Gyan really started noticing what Urien was really like, but even though she had been warned that she would die from a Brytoni man she was going to but she wanted Author. There is a worse problem a Scots Laird wants their lands so Author, Gyan and Urien must band together or lose all they love and hold dear. Kim uses lots of descriptive quotes, phases of the time period, three languages. It is a terrific job of keeping it as true to the time as she could . I look forward to more of her stories.

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Chelsea Falin

Riveting, Captivating, Incredibly Detailed Story

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2019

Wow… all I can really say is wow. This story is riveting, captivating, and incredibly detailed. This has got to be my favorite story of Arthur and Gwenuviere yet. Although the book is quite long, it isn’t difficult to get through it’s pages. In fact, I lost two nights of sleep because I truly couldn’t put the book down – and even now I have to restrain myself from immediately jumping into the second volume (despite the need to sleep).

The characters are realistic and not all-powerful. They have very obvious, very believable flaws that make them more human to the readers. The settings are described in intimate detail so that it’s as though you are seeing the images versus reading the words. I laughed, I cried… my heart thundered in fear and at the blood lust of battle. I can not think of a single thing to make this story better, and I’m incredibly eager to tackle the second volume!

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