THE BURY DOWN CHRONICLES
  • The Bury Down Chronicles
    • Story Locations
    • Historical Notes
    • Reference Sources
  • Megge of Bury Down
    • Characters
    • Reviews
  • The Lady of the Cliffs
    • Characters
    • Reviews
  • Literary Awards and Recognition
  • Rowan Moon
    • About the Publisher
  • About the Author
  • Announcements
  • For Booksellers and Librarians
  • Contact
  • order your copy
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Story Locations

​Aldestowe (Aldˊ-stow)
          Medieval name for the village of Padstow
          Located west of Tintagel on the west bank of the estuary of the River Camel.
          Home village of Adaem, Beatrix, Arjen, and Aleydis

Bury Down
         Neolithic hillfort located outside the village of Liskeard
         Bury is derived from "burh," which means "a fortified place."
         Down or "don" means "dun" or "hill"

Lostwithiel (Lost-withˊ-eel)
         Seat of governance of medieval Cornwall
         Situated alongside the River Fowey

Restormel Castle (Res-torˊ-mel)
         Earl Richard and Earl Edmund's castle
         Located in the village of Lostwithiel

River Camel (Dowr Kammel: Cornish for crooked river)
         
Arises on Bodmin Moor and flows into the Celtic Sea

River Fowey (Foy)

         Origin: Bodmin Moor on the slopes of Brown Willy (The Hill of Swallows), 
            Cornwall's highest tor. Flows south to the sea, its estuary at the harbor town of
            Fowey.


Tintagel (Tin-tajˊ-el)
         Site of Earl Richard's castle, high on northern Cornwall's seaside cliffs
         Home village of Anwen
         Legendary birthplace of King Arthur

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"Megge is a protagonist easy to fall in love with, to root for, to worry about, and when dark forces enter her world, Kightlinger’s storytelling abilities shine."
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        ~ David Anthony Durham, author of Pride of Carthage and the Acacia ​trilogy
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Independent book publishers Benjamin Franklin Award

Megge of Bury Down

​GOLD

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AUDIOBOOK: FICTION


The Bill Fisher Award for Best First book


​Megge of Bury Down

​SILVER

The independent Press
​New York City Big Book award
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Megge of Bury Down
2020 DISTINGUISHED FAVORITE

​HISTORICAL FICTION
and
​COVER DESIGN

The Lady of the Cliffs

2021 DISTINGUISHED FAVORITE


HISTORICAL FICTION

  and
​COVER DESIGN

mom's choice  award 



Megge of Bury Down

​GOLD

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FOR EXCELLENCE IN FAMILY-FRIENDLY MEDIA, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES
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  • The Bury Down Chronicles
    • Story Locations
    • Historical Notes
    • Reference Sources
  • Megge of Bury Down
    • Characters
    • Reviews
  • The Lady of the Cliffs
    • Characters
    • Reviews
  • Literary Awards and Recognition
  • Rowan Moon
    • About the Publisher
  • About the Author
  • Announcements
  • For Booksellers and Librarians
  • Contact
  • order your copy