The Favored Son
The Gareth & Gwen Medieval Mysteries

The Favored Son is the tenth book in the Gareth and Gwen Medieval Mystery series. This time, Gareth and Gwen and the small group of knights known as the Dragons which Gareth heads are out of Wales and away from King Owain and Prince Hywell and their masters at the court of Gwynedd for the entire book......more

Gareth and Gwen are invited to Bristol castle by Prince Henry who is sure his uncle, Robert of Gloucester, has been murdered. So this book puts them well outside their comfort zone as the Welsh are generally looked down upon by the Normans, and even by the Saxons, and they do have something of a mix......more

I generally enjoy these Gwen and Gareth novels a lot (5 stars) , but this one left me a bit cold. I felt there were long stretches where not much happened. This may be due to Woodbury’s increasing tendency to allocate a separate chapter to each of a number of characters. This worked fine when it was......more

If it weren't for the poor editing, I might have given this book at 5. I loved it. Mostly I loved that other characters are taking a greater part of the story. Gareth and Gwen are still central but his story gives a greater role to their adopted sons, Llalo and Dai, as well as to the members of the......more

Excellent U always enjoy a Sarah Woodbury book, and this is no exception. Gwen and Gareth and their growing family enter into another investigation in not one, or two, but five murders....or are they murders? Set in medieval England during the bitter time of King Stephens reign. The story opens right......more