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The Becoming of Cernunnos

A Borderlands of Britannia Prequel Story

Discover the mortal story behind the Horned God.

Long before the events of The Edge of Empire, Carwyn's path takes him from the mortal world into myth in this prequel to The Borderlands of Britannia.

Before he was the Horned God of The Edge of Empire, Carwyn was mortal.In the mists of Bronze Age Britain, his people and their sacred groves face the onslaught of iron—wielded by new tribes crossing the seas from the continent.

 

As plows cut the soil, wagons scar the meadows, and ancient trees fall to feed the forge-fires, an old world begins to fracture.

 

Yet even in an age of upheaval, the land remembers.What, then, can endure when a culture stands at the edge of change? And what, above all, is worth carrying forward.

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This prequel is exclusive to subscribers, but you can find the books that follow it in the series The Borderlands of Britannia , starting with The Edge of Empire.

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Author: Dana Birkmour
Series: The Borderlands of Britannia, Prequel Novelette
Genre: Mythic Historical Fantasy
Focus: The mortal origins of Cernunnos
Format: Free ebook for newsletter subscribers
Mythology: Celtic, Romano-British and Classical
Publisher: Moontree House Books

Before the borderlands

Before Carwyn became Cernunnos, he was mortal.

The Becoming of Cernunnos reaches back beyond The Edge of Empire to explore the origins of one of the central figures in The Borderlands of Britannia. Set in an earlier Britain, the story follows Carwyn towards the choices and transformations that will eventually make him the Horned God.

It can be read before or after The Edge of Empire, giving new readers an entry point into the series and existing readers a glimpse of the deeper history behind its gods.

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