A young bard, cursed never to
settle.
A love of a lifetime.
Good stories and faithful companions ...
THE BRAIDER OF WORDS is a historical fiction series taking you back to an overlooked period of our ancestors. Together with the Bard Arduinna you will wander through a Europe torn between Romans and Celts.
Enjoy the story of a great love, a horrible curse, entertaining tales and gripping adventures.
Dive into the world of the Celts and feel their heartbeat within you!
When we hear the word "Celts", we first think of Ireland. Yet the origins of Celtic culture are on the European mainland, and the first period considered Celtic is named after a place in Austria: the Hallstatt period.
With her Celtic novels Marion Wiesler tries to resurrect that period. To be precise, the end of that time, the epoch between Caesar's conquest of Gaul in the west and the incorporation of Noricum into the Roman Empire in 15 BC.
Discover the heartbeat of that time within you!
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Young, cursed and on her own
Gaul, 47 BC. Her own master has laid a gruesome commandment on the young bard Arduinna: only through her constant wanderings can she protect the man she loves.
From now on she has to rely on herself and depend on her own skills – meager as they might be apart from her power with words.
How shall she be able to survive in
this world where a clan means safety and nature is unpredictable?
A wandering bard. An ambitious ruler. A
life in danger.
Noricum, 38 BC. Nine years ago the
young bard Arduinna was cursed by her master. Since then every half
moon she has to wander on to protect the man of her heart. On her
own, in a time when a clan means safety, she relies on her wolfhound,
her raven and her power of words.
An injury to her faithful companion
forces her to stay in the fortified city of the Noric ruler Voccio,
who strives to unite the Celtic tribes north of the Alps under his
leadership to oppose the Romans.
Arduinna's ability to use words
like arrows makes her a pawn in his battle for power. The half moon
is passing quickly - and suddenly it becomes a matter of life and
death.
Hope, lies, and something like a
friend.
Noricum, 38 BC. Never staying in one place longer than half a moon to protect the man she loves, the bard Arduinna reaches Solva, a market under Roman influence.
Even though she fears the Romans, she decides to stay here with her two companions – a wolfhound and a raven. For there are a prostitute and a Northman that might have to do with Arduinna's future and strange dreams that bewilder her. And above all Arduinna meets a druid who might be able to help her decipher the signs she keeps collecting on her wanderings.
But she also finds out that somebody is
searching for her ...
A young bride. An old man. And the danger of war.
Noricum, 38 BC.
The Bard Arduinna still wanders from place to place with her wolfhound
and her raven to protect the man of her heart. She meets a troop of
warriors who take her to the wedding of their leader to the ruler's
daughter of a defeated tribe. The situation there reminds Arduinna very
much of her own past and it is up to her to prevent a repetition of
events - if it is not too late.
But hope for her own future also
flares up, because one of the warriors has met the man for whom she has
been enduring the curse for nine years.
Book 3 will be released on Nov. 30th, 2024
Moon of Solstice. Book 4
When falling might kill you - or help you rise.
Noricum, 38 BC. A fall into an icy river robs Arduinna of her meagre possessions. It could be her death were it not for her faithful wolfhound and her raven - and a brother and sister who happen to be passing by.
But the mercy of the gods does not seem to last too long - surprising events plunge Arduinna into a maelstrom of doubt. Nothing that seemed certain until now holds true any more. Have the gods abandoned her?
Book 4 will be released on Jan. 5th, 2025
Books 5-7 will be published from March 2025 on. Until then, learn more about the Celts in my blog:
