Whosoever takes the sword Caladfwlch from the stone is the trueborn High King of Briton! With those words, Myrddin, the counselor to kings, had fulfilled his vow to Ambrosius, the last Emperor of the West: the great sword Caladfwlch the Hard Lightening would next be in the hands of the King of the Summerlands! Myrddin had seen in his dreams a child born of a dark sin, a child who would grow into manhood in the fosterage of a noble family, a child who would be forged into the King of the Summerlands: Arthur. Ard Righ chronicles the life of Arthur, the burgeoning King of the Summer, from the perspective of Welsh tradition, following the legendary character through the manipulation of Myrddin in the name of Sovereignty; from his devious conception through his subsequent rise to power, culminating in his defense of Sovereignty itself against the treasonous renegade Lot.

Ard Righ is unique in its telling of Arthur's rise to power in that it paints a powerful new picture of the legend, using the names that were handed down through Welsh history and tradition, fusing the myth with the man, telling a story that might have been. A great read! Prof. A. Atanassove Sofia University

As well as being a freelance writer, the author teaches Composition and Creative Writing at both the high school and the college levels. Ray cattie has a Master's degree in English and Language Arts, a Bachelor's Degree in English/Writing, and Technical Degrees in both Electronics and Computer Science disciplines. He is also a member of Phi Kappa Phi, the National Honor Society.