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Saxon / Arthurian
6th Century
Saxon Britain
The Du Lac Devil is the second novel in Yarde’s Du Lac series, though it
largely acts as a standalone novel. It focuses on Merton du Lac, the youngest
son of Lancelot. The novel opens a few years after the events of the first
novel, The Du Lac Chronicles, and
depicts Merton in the life of a mercenary, a soldier for hire. He has earned
the reputation as a devil because of the way he fights, almost like a
berserker, and because of some of the brutal things he’s had to do in his
duties over the years. What people don’t realize is that he is tormented by his
actions, and he did it all to keep his brother, Alden, and his kingdom of
Cerdiw safe from the hands of his political enemies.
When his brother Budic’s wife dies, Merton and Alden reunite at their
childhood home of Benwick Castle while paying their respects. While there, they
discover that agents within the castle’s household are conspiring to overthrow
Budic and take the ancestral du Lac family stronghold, and thus become King of
Brittany. Merton, Alden, and Budic must work to set aside their animosity and
rivalries to find who is working to usurp Budic.
Readers are given deeper insight into Merton du Lac and his life, which was
a treat. Merton is my favorite of the du Lac brothers so far, so I appreciated
getting to know more about him. The story itself was entertaining and held my
interest throughout the novel. In fact, I had initially been given this book to
review but when I realized it was the second of the series, I went out and got
the first one, read it, and then came back to this one to do my review. Then I
bought the third in the series as well as the novella. I genuinely am enjoying
the series. It is full of action and adventure, plenty of politics and even
romance. There is something in here for just about everyone.
My final conclusion: this is a very fun, Arthurian-adjacent story, and will
appeal to readers with a taste for Saxon culture and politics.
© Kristen
McQuinn
Pre-publication copy was reviewed – errors were found, which we believe have been corrected
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Thank you, Kristen, for such a fabulous review of The Du Lac Devil. I am so glad you enjoyed it!
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