To judge by the majority of its Amazon reviews, one book of mine seems to be pretty universally loathed: Summon Up the Blood. It’s fair to say that there are people who hate it. They hate it so much that they feel compelled, more than with any of my other books, to go on Amazon …
Here are some of the books I consulted when I was researching Fortune’s Hand. They range from biographies of Raleigh (or Ralegh as he is more ‘correctly’ spelled) and other notable figures of the period, to general histories and studies of specific aspects of the life at that time. It’s by no means an exhaustive …
Fortune’s Hand is fiction, not history. In writing it, I was trying to imagine what it must have been like to see the world through Walter Raleigh’s eyes. Now you may say that’s an insane thing to attempt and I wouldn’t necessarily argue with you. But for whatever reason, that’s what I did. So it’s …
I’m really excited to announce the publication of a new novel, Fortune’s Hand. It will be available as ebook first of all, with a paperback on the way soon for those of you who like to hold a physical book in your hands. Here’s the blurb: “An extraordinary excursion into the past by a master …
That is to say, it’s a big giveaway of books, rather than a giveaway of big books. The books are all normal sized and they’re sitting on my vanity shelf. I have decided to give away 10 of them. They will be from across my range of titles. To enter all you have to do …