Welcome to the Magic!
My name is Rachael Pruitt and I’m a writer, storyteller, and teacher with a lifelong fascination for Celtic mythology and the Arthurian legend.
ABOUT THE BOOK
My novel, The Dragon’s Harp, tells the story of the coming of age of the famous Queen Gwenhwyfar (the Welsh spelling for Guinevere) in a dark and frightening time.
Merlin is her Uncle and, although she is a tribal Celtic princess who possesses both power and magic, she is in great danger from both the human and supernatural realms.
In addition to winning two international awards, DRAGON’S HARP
has won rave reviews from award-winning authors as well as 5 & 4 star reviews from fans.
Reviews of The Dragon’s Harp
“From the first page I was drawn deep into Pruitt’s beautifully-realized Celtic realm, so vivid I felt as if I’d stepped right into the tale . . . With shades of The Mists of Avalon, the story is a magical blend of Welsh and Arthurian myth, All the characters are so vividly rendered they soon lay siege to your heart, and you find yourself loving them, rooting for them, terrified for them, and utterly captivated by them.”
– Jules Watson, bestselling author of The White Mare Trilogy, The Swan Maiden, and The Raven Queen
“Rachael Pruitt is a gifted storyteller, able to create vivid, three-dimensional characters in prose that is, by turns, lyrical and powerful. Readers who enjoyed the novels of Parke Godwin, Persia Woolley, Rosemary Sutcliff, and Marion Zimmer Bradley will love The Dragon’s Harp, in which Gwenhwyfar comes of age; best of all there are four more books to come… “
– Sharon K. Penman, New York Times Bestselling author of Lionheart, Here Be Dragons, & Time and Chance
“Rachael Pruitt is a natural storyteller, and her love of the Guinevere character shines through every page of The Dragon’s Harp. It’s a pleasure to discover her take on this very old story.”
—Persia Woolley, author of The Guinevere Trilogy.
ARTHURIAN HISTORICAL FANTASY FOR THE 21st CENTURY
IN AN ERA OF DRAGONS A YOUNG GIRL COMES OF AGE
Before Gwenhwyfar became Queen—before Arthur met Merlin—a tribal Welsh princess met a young Heatherlands Mage.
TOGETHER THEY WILL CREATE A LEGEND.
Inside a mist of beauty and brutality waits the Arthurian legend as you’ve never heard it before. Enter the world of The Dragon’s Harp, a realm of bloodlust and vengeance, of spellbinding magic from the beginning of time. The realm of Princess Gwenhwyfar: a young girl torn between magic and desire, born with magical powers she can either wield to save her people from destruction—or deny to save her soul.
DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND
My Second Edition of Dragon’s Harp will be coming out early 2027 with never-before published chapters from DRAGON’S HARP as well as a preview of its upcoming sequel, THE DRAGON’S BREATH
Dragon's Harp Is Just The Beginning
Its sequel THE DRAGON'S BREATH will be completed 2028.
The First Two Chapters of Rachael’s New Novel, The Dragon’s Breath, will be included in the Upcoming Second Expanded Version of DRAGON’S HARP TO BE RELEASED IN EARLY 2027