First published in 2002, Roy
Davies’ Rainbow Rising was the first biography of Ritchie Blackmore’s
Rainbow. It chronicled the beginnings, break-ups and numerous line-up changes
of Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow up to 1997. The biography was a starting point
and was well-received.



                Over
the two decades since its publication, Roy has spent an enormous amount of time
continuing his research of this much-loved band, which returned for a series of
concerts between 2016-19.



                Roy’s research has been nothing short of phenomenal which has resulted
in a massive 230,000 words, which are now split over three volumes, of which
this is the first part, making this the most extensive and undisputed final
word on Rainbow.