Seeds of unrest
THE LAST HORSEMAN Journal notes #2 Irish Americans saw the conflict of the Anglo-Boer War through their own eyes and very differently to those who might have seen support for…
The Last Horseman & the Boer War
THE LAST HORSEMAN Some notes on the background for my latest novel that was published 12th August. The Boer War conflict of 1899-1902 embodied human drama, tragedy and heroism,…
Historical Novel Society - Defiant Unto Death - Review
Historical Novel Society: Editor's Choice. Defiant unto Death continues Sir Thomas Blackstone’s story, begun in Master of War, and is set in France during the Hundred…
BookBag review for Defiant Unto Death
Hold tight, this is see-saw drama at its best. Thomas may be a de facto Norman lord now but the combination of that and his English birth when there's a paranoid French…
Army Rumour Service Reviews - Defiant Unto Death
Pleased that the new book is gathering reviews: here’s another excerpt.: Treachery and betrayal are rife and a traitor gives the King the opportunity to destroy Blackstone…
Help the Kids!
My next medieval novel is published in Feb 2016. It is set in Italy, France and England in 1359/60. BE A NAMED CHARACTER IN MY NEXT NOVEL As part of CLIC Sargent’s yearly…
Defiant Unto Death: new reviews
Pleased to see that women readers are being attracted to my Master of War series: these first reviews for defiant Unto Death, the second book, are written - and happy to say,…
Writing Magazine interview
Did an interview some time ago which has now appeared in Writing Magazine's December issue. It's a good mag with lots of info for authors and aspiring writers. (The…
Monkey and Me Nomination
Some good news in today. Monkey & Me has not only be nominated for Fantastic Book Awards but has also been nominated for the 2015 CILIP (Carnegie Medal) - awarded annually…
Monkey and Me Nomination
Some good news in today. Monkey & Me has not only be nominated for Fantastic Reads Award but has also been nominated for the 2015 CILIP (Carnegie Medal) for outsatanding…
Crécy - to seize a crown
The battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346 was the first major land battle of the Hundred Years War when the upstart English King Edward III took a few thousand men to seize…
Monkey and Me prize nomination
MONKEY AND ME has been long listed for the Fantastic Book Awards! The awards are judged by thousands of children aged 9-11 from primary schools across Lancashire, and are…