Meet Cate Ravenscroft, the new Professor of Botany at the local college. The fiery Scot takes no crap from anyone, whether it's a colleague, a brother, or a pompous deputy. Her talents and experience give her a special insight into the goings-on in Tyndale, but she remains in the dark as to what is happening and why. The crows have taken a liking to Cate and are there to protect her from those who wish her harm.Naturally, she catches the attention of the King and Brother James. One wants to kill her, and the other wants to wed her.The green continues to expand, and no one knows why.The army arrives to do what armies do and faces an enemy with weapons no soldier can resist. And another person with great power awakens from a long sleep.All these forces are heading for a showdown that will determine who lives and dies and, most importantly of all, who will rule as the King of the Wood. J Edwin Buja has spent his life surrounded by books and has written everything from children's novels to software technical manuals. With an MA in history he discovered early on that researching and writing hold the key to happiness. Who else would think scanning through years of microfilm to index an old newspaper would be a dream job?The King of the Wood is his first novel in the genre of magical realism, but it will not be his last.For more than thirty years, he has been married to the most wonderful woman on the planet. He lives in a small village somewhere in Ontario
