Lee Hardies

It is the year 804, and the Frankish Empire dominates most of the continent. Charlemagne is building his glorious new capital in the ancient city of Aachen while defending his realm from external and internal forces. Wulfram, a lay scribe and pupil of the great Alcuin of York, finds himself at the dangerous center of a mysterious quest for a sacred relic, as he searches for his past and fights for his future.
KING'S QUARRY is a fictional tale of honor and treason at a crucial moment in the history of Europe, a story of unlikely friendships and forbidden love, all set against a perilous medieval road trip.