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

"You have taken the seat of Lord Mellester," cried Sir Wystan in indignation. 


Sir Hyde casually chewed his bottom lip and surveyed the people who sat in the hall. He took his time, offering additional insult to Sir Wystan by ignoring him. His grey eyes held the gaze of Mellester's nobles and knights, challenging them. Against the wall he saw Sir Gweir and Sir Kay, and beside them the dirty figure of a young man he presumed to be Odo the herdsman. To the herdsman's credit, he did not flinch or look away. Beside him stood a larger and older man in shackles, and Sir Hyde believed this one to be the reeve. The man bent his face when the lord's piercing gaze settled on him.


With a heavy sigh, Sir Hyde turned to Sir Wystan and looked at him in question, wondering how such a person could achieve power and status without God's gifts of intelligence, reason, and common sense. How could a man bereft of conscience and faith manage to survive?


Chapter 34