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 gave the courser a final pat and slid his hand down its back onto its rump as he followed the reeve. It never occurred to him the animal could lash out at him with its deadly and powerful legs.


"...and I think ye need to be careful. After everything what's happened." The reeve shook his head. "And if Lady Constance is behind it all, as ye believe, then she won't rest until yer dead."


Odo said nothing and looked at the reeve. He noticed the sword that now swung from his hip.


"Ye think I don't know that? I go to sleep at night on the floor, in fear someone will stab me in my bed. I look over m' shoulder wherever I go, scared a knight will come charging at me with his sword out."


"That would be having his sword drawn, Odo."


Reeve Petrus stroked his beard. "Would yer consider learn'n how to fight? Sir Gweir asked if you'd want to learn. Then ye could protect yerself and yer lovely woman."


Chapter 56