Free prequel novelette
The Becoming of Cernunnos
The story of how Carwyn became Cernunnos, long before The Edge of Empire.
Status: Free for newsletter readers
Mythic historical fantasy
The Borderlands of Britannia
Step beyond Hadrian's Wall and into a Roman Britain where the old gods never left.
Meet the booksThe world of the series
Gods at the edge of empire
Rome may claim Britannia, but it does not own its gods. The Borderlands of Britannia imagines the cultural collision of the Roman frontier through the beliefs of the people living there.
Roman religion meets Celtic belief; local gods encounter imported ones; and mythology emerges through people, places and cultures rather than sitting apart from the history. Across the series, gods including Brigantia, Cernunnos, Fortuna and Arawn are reimagined within a world shaped by borders, transformation, memory and belief.
For readers choosing their next world
At a glance
- Reading experience
- Mythic historical fantasy
- Where the story lives
- Second-century Roman Britain, beginning near Hadrian's Wall
- Mythic territory
- Celtic, Romano-British and classical mythology
- Series shape
- A continuing historical-fantasy series
- Free way in
- The Becoming of Cernunnos — free prequel in ebook or audiobook
Stories in this world
The books
Published, free and forthcoming stories are labelled separately so readers—and machines—can tell them apart.
Book one
The Edge of Empire
A mythic historical fantasy of gods, mortals and Celtic legend on the frontier of Roman Britain.
Status: Published
Book two
Beneath the Barrow
Return to Roman Britannia as the boundaries between the living world and the Celtic Otherworld begin to fracture.
Status: Published
Forthcoming
Drawn by the Dragon
Status: Forthcoming
Useful answers
Before you begin
Clear answers to the practical questions readers ask before entering a new series.
Where is The Borderlands of Britannia set?
The series is set in second-century Roman Britain, beginning near Hadrian's Wall and moving through a frontier shaped by Romans, Britons and their gods.
What kind of fantasy is it?
It is mythic historical fantasy, weaving Celtic, Romano-British and classical mythology through the lives and beliefs of people living on the Roman frontier.
Is there a free way to enter the series?
Yes. The Becoming of Cernunnos is a free prequel novelette available to Dana's newsletter readers as either an ebook or audiobook.