Author:
Paul W. Feenstra is a historical fiction novelist. Meticulously researched and detailed, his character driven novels create a dramatic window into our chronicled and complex past. Born in Wellington, New Zealand, in 1959, to Dutch immigrants, Paul still commutes to Los Angeles, California, where he worked as a multiple ‘Emmy’ nominated entertainment industry professional.

Created in a similar style as acclaimed authors Bernard Cornwell and Ken Follett, ‘Falls Ende – Primus’ is a fast-paced, emotional novel that will leave you breathless. 

The small picturesque hamlet of Mellester in Devonshire, England, is home to herdsman, Godwin Read and his son, Odo. When the aging knight, Sir William Ainsley, Lord of Mellester Manor goes on a hunt for wild boar, the inexplicable happens, and Godwin makes a decision that will ultimately impact their lives and Mellester Manor for ever. 

Set during the tumultuous reign of King Henry II, in feudal England, the quiet and peace of Mellester Manor is shaken by the unexpected. For Odo, there is more at stake than just his dignity and pride because they’ve already been taken, all he has left is his life. Will Falls Ende see his downfall and disgrace and how far will one man go to protect what’s closest to his heart?

Falls Ende is more than a simple story, it’s a saga of survival against all the odds.

Falls Ende

A small group of men left Mellester Hall and proceeded down the carriageway, through the village, and onto the fields once owned by Odo Read.


Two of Sir Hyde Fortescue's men-at-arms followed Stewards Baldric and Alard, who were in deep conversation, and trailed a step behind Reeve Merick. Eventually they walked to where the falls began, and Merick explained where he thought the mill should be built by placing some sticks in the earth to show the actual location. 


As Baldric was discussing construction matters with the reeve, Steward Alard walked alongside the falls. He'd never been here before and thought it a pleasant place. He watched the river flow over the boulders at the top, then cascade down onto more rocks. Eventually the water leapt over a ledge and fell the last few feet to splash over a body sprawled across a boulder at the base of the falls.


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