The Writers of Wales Database

WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER R.

Email: crwcomputermail@yahoo.co.uk
Website: http://www.thestoriesofrhys.com/

Born in Cheshire but now living in Stoke–on–Trent, Chris first went to Llandudno, North Wales when he was eight years old on a family holiday and has been enchanted with it ever since. He is a frequent visitor and regularly attends local events, particularly The Victorian Extravaganza. His love of Llandudno and North Wales inspired The Stories of Rhys (CRW Publications, 2007) and the idea lay dormant for several years. The story has now been written and is a serious piece of children’s literature. Being a first time author without a publishing deal, Chris decided to go it alone and sell the book direct from his website as an e-book. The site has had interest from all over the world and articles have been published in The North Wales Pioneer, North Wales Living magazine, The North Wales Weekly News and local radio too. Chris is still looking for a publishing deal and hopes to have the book out in hardback soon. Book Two in the series will be out later this year.

Reviews:
Please go directly to the guestbook at www.thestoriesofrhys.com

Selected Publications:
The Stories of Rhys, Book One; The Great Orme (CRW Publications, 2007)




The Stories of Rhys, Book One; The Great Orme (CRW Publications, 2007)

The Stories of Rhys are a series of eight children’s books set in North Wales about a young Welsh dragon called Rhys. The first book tells of his early years there living in a cave on The Great Orme. Rhys is no ordinary dragon though, and was brought to The Great Orme when he was just a baby dragon. The books develop into an exciting and mysterious adventure story about courage, honour, and justice that leads to other parts of North Wales as Rhys learns who he is and follows his destiny. The book captivates and thrills as well as being emotional, moving, and a little frightening in places too. The first book is set on The Great Orme, Llandudno and is based on real locations that can be visited.

It is written in English with some Welsh names, words, and phrases. There is a pronunciation key in the book to help readers with them, but there are only a few. The book also contains eight full colour illustrations by a professional artist and there is one in every chapter that helps to bring the scenes and characters to life. It has eight chapters and is over 300 pages long. The books are suitable for children aged five to six years up to about twelve years old but can be enjoyed by adults and older children too. It can be read by children themselves or with mums and dads, aunts and uncles, grandmas and granddads.

The book is currently only available as an e-book download from the author’s website, via a secure Pay-Pal link. It is compiled on the latest professional publishing software, and once downloaded to your computer or laptop, it opens to look like a real book with a double page view and interactive contents page. Pages turn with the click of your mouse, and there is a drop down menu to change viewing settings. It’s very easy to use and well set out. A CD version of the book is available from Llandudno Tourist Information or The Pier bookshop Llandudno, and Mold bookshop in Flintshire.

To purchase this title from the author’s website, please click on its front cover