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Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Emissary to Byzantium
Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Journey Home
Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Trader of Kiev
Audiobook series6 titles

The Prince Ambrose Sagas Series

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.

Ambrose's betrothed is kidnapped by Welsh brigands, and then Norse pirates. With the army of Wessex at his back, the prince first attacks a Welsh coastal stronghold, and then travels the length of hostile Ireland trying to find his beloved Gretchen. Rebuffed by the jarl who holds her captive, he returns to Wales and trains two ship crews so he can intercept and free his love.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherBruce Corbett
Release dateNov 10, 2023
Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Emissary to Byzantium
Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Journey Home
Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Trader of Kiev

Titles in the series (6)

  • Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Trader of Kiev

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    Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Trader of Kiev
    Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Trader of Kiev

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.  A young prince of Wessex is captured by Viking raiders. In order to save his friend from being a sacrifice to a Viking god, Ambrose must escape captivity in Denmark. They begin an epic journey to Norway and then Sweden. Ambrose, welcomed by a friend of his Danish master, is being trained as a trader when pursuing Danes arrive. The rest of the story is loosely based on the Primary Russian Chronicles. Ambrose and his companions join a Rus expedition to conquer Novgorod, and, within a year, they travel down the mighty Dnieper river to settle in Kiev. A agreement is reached with the Slavs, but soon both are threatened by the Pechenegs, a fierce tribe of steppe nomads who hate all cities. Only the military genius of Ambrose’s friend Polonius give the Vikings and Slavs a chance.

  • Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Emissary to Byzantium

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    Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Emissary to Byzantium
    Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Emissary to Byzantium

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Loosely based on the Primary Russian Chronicles, the story is of a Saxon prince and his two companions who arrive at the time of the founding of a Viking empire on the major rivers of Russia. In spite of implacable enemies and rapids, the Vikings and their allies swarm down the Dnieper River and attack the queen of cities -Constantinople.

  • Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Journey Home

    4

    Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Journey Home
    Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Journey Home

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Ambrose and his comrades have been marked for death by the emperor of Byzantium. Having being chased from Alexandria and crossing North Africa, they flee north through Italy, doggedly pursued by the Byzantine Admiral Demetrious. The Church attempts to help them, but the Byzantine Emperor has a very long reach. With the pass to France blocked for the winter, they find themselves trapped in northern Italy. Assassins come in the night, and their guides are bribed to kill them. Before the friends can escape to France and England, they must face avalanche, bandits, and savage Viking raiders.

  • Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Southern Journey

    3

    Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Southern Journey
    Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Southern Journey

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Ambrose and his friends flee for their lives from imperial Constantinople. The Grand Chamberlain wants them dead, and has dispatched an admiral and a fleet to dispose of them. The prince hopes to return to his native Wessex. Caught by pirates, they are enslaved on Crete, but manage to cause a slave rebellion and escape to Alexandria. The Byzantine fleet follows, and Ambrose is forced to flee across all of North Africa. They are forced to fight mercenaries, Tuareg raiders, and the open desert. Finally, a Muslim slave trader sneaks them into southern Italy, but even there the chase is far from over.

  • Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Warrior of the King

    5

    Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Warrior of the King
    Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Warrior of the King

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. After returning from Constantinople, Ambrose and his friends ride north with his brother the king to face the all-conquering Great Army of the Vikings. The king of Mercia sues for peace and battle is averted. Fearing a massive surprise attack, Ambrose and his friends ride north as spies and join the Great Army. Recognized, the friends must flee and battle their way back to safety. Ambrose is wounded and only the love of a maiden and friendship of a mysterious trader saves his life. Betrothed, Ambrose rides south to Wessex.

  • Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Gretchen, Future Princess

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    Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Gretchen, Future Princess
    Ambrose, Prince of Wessex; Gretchen, Future Princess

    This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice. Ambrose's betrothed is kidnapped by Welsh brigands, and then Norse pirates. With the army of Wessex at his back, the prince first attacks a Welsh coastal stronghold, and then travels the length of hostile Ireland trying to find his beloved Gretchen. Rebuffed by the jarl who holds her captive, he returns to Wales and trains two ship crews so he can intercept and free his love.

Author

Bruce Corbett

After counselling teenagers and adults for over 40 years, Bruce Corbett retired to concentrate on his writing and photography. To date, he has written a collection of Science Fiction short stories and two Science Fiction novels. His greatest project, however, is his series of historical novels based on a fictional hero, Ambrose, Prince of Wessex, set in the time of Alfred the Great.

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