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

Odo again found himself in the great hall of Mellester Manor. His past visits here had been less than enjoyable and he was understandably nervous, as he was anytime he stood before the lord. This time the Lord of Mellester Manor, Sir Gweir, was not seated on the large chair normally favoured by lords; he sat on a bench at a roughly-hewn wood table in the great hall. Beside the lord sat Oswald, and opposite him sat Mellester's reeve, Petrus Bodkin. Odo sat next to the reeve.   A tankard of mead sat before each man and while Reeve Petrus had met with Sir Gweir earlier and briefed him on Charlotte's disappearance, for everyone's benefit, he again summarised all that had transpired. He began with death of the stone mason and his son, and ended with the death of two unknown knights last evening in Odo's byre.  Steward Alard sat at his customary seat behind his desk a short distance away. No one else was in the hall.


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