Reviewed by: Jo Rogers, MyShelf.Com
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We have all heard the legends of King Arthur. But what happened in the time before his reign? This is the era Kathleen Cunningham Guler explores in her series MACSEN'S TREASURE. Book I, INTO THE PATH OF GODS, starts us on a quest for Macsen's Treasure, the five items made for Brutus, Britain's first High King.

In the fifth century, A.D., Roman rule had just ended with the fall of the Roman Empire. Britain was made up of many factions, all vying for control, fighting among themselves and each other. The rightful High King has been assassinated and his sons driven into exile. Vortigren is on the throne and he is importing Saxon warriors to help him hold power. Drakar, a Celt supposedly loyal to the King of Strathclyde, Ceredig, controls the Saxons and is destroying the few allies Britain has to keep Vortigern on the throne.

But a master spy, Marcus ap Iowerth, discredits Drakar and marries the woman to whom Drakar was betrothed, Claerwen. Claerwen and Marcus then find themselves in Drakar's way as he searches for the golden torque, the spearhead, the sword, the grail and the crown that give the bearer the right to rule all of Britain. Drakar thinks Claerwen has Macsen's treasure, but she does not know what he wants from her.

INTO THE PATH OF GODS is a riveting adventure. It is a romance, a suspense thriller and a fantasy all based on the historical fact of Arthur's rule. The main characters and Macsen's treasure are fictional, but many of the events and places are real. I did not want to put it down until the end, and then only to begin the second book in the series, IN THE SHADOW OF DRAGONS. I can hardly wait for books three and four!