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I have been working, when not writing, to publish as many books in paper back as I can. This is the list up to June 2018.  I promise you that… Read more

Saxon Sword


I have put it off as long asI could but I had to end the Wolf Brethren Series.  This was the third series I started and it led to Dragonheart…. Read more

Crusader


Today I have just published Crusader. It is a bridge between the Warlord and his son.  It covers the years 1146-1153 and the time of the Second Crusade. It covers… Read more

Magna Carta


This was a fascinating book to research. We all know of the Magna Carta and King John but the political background made it more interesting.  There were conspiracies between the… Read more

The new royal baby!


In 1216 Prince Louis of France was proclaimed King of England in Old St. Paul’s Cathedral by the barons rebelling against King John. He was never crowned! Spooky that I… Read more

Drekar on the Seine


The Norman Genesis series is drawing to a conclusion. My latest novel is based around the build up to the raid on Paris in 885.  It was not successful in… Read more

The Princes’ Revolt


The Anarchy series is coming to an end.  The Warlord is almost seventy years old and is no longer a young man.  Treachery is all around him and yet the… Read more

Viking Warband


My latest Dragonheart book is now available. he is getting old but he is still just as hard to kill.  I am aware that many readers worry that Dragonheart is… Read more

Viking Shadow


I know that many readers wonder that Dragonheart is still alive.  He is old.   He has lived longer than he should and yet the sword that was touched by the… Read more

Baron’s War


My series set in King John’s England is now published. When I began researching the book I wondered if King John was quite as bad as his press.  He was… Read more

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Wargames Illustrated


Once again Ron Ringrose and his Essex Wargamers have honoured me by making one of my fictional battles into a wargame.  I went down to Ron’s house to watch the… Read more