cover image Born of the Sun

Born of the Sun

Joan Wolf. Onyx Books, $5.5 (512pp) ISBN 978-0-451-40225-7

Treachery threatens Ceawlin, bastard son of the King of West Saxon, and his lover, a Celtic princess, after he fights for and claims the Saxon crown. ``Wolf's vivid picture of life among the Saxons and Celts is well imagined . . . and given an air of authenticity with its attention to detail and acute psychological portraits,'' said PW. (Mar.)