What I’m writing about this week, #18: The Mongol war machine
The medieval world had never seen anything like the Mongol army. These brutal, mostly illiterate horsemen erupted out of the…
Give someone you love a novel present this Christmas: a novel signed by me!
This Christmas why not give your loved ones a truly inspired gift. One of my exciting historical adventure novels, personally…
Bargain alert: Blood of the Bear is now just 99p
The fifth and final novel in my acclaimed and Amazon-bestselling Fire Born series is now on special offer for a…
Absolute FILTH – failed in London try Hong Kong
I lived in Hong Kong for few years in the early 1990s, working on magazines, mainly, and at the time…
How to unleash your inner berserker
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a Viking berserker? I have. These semi-legendary warriors have…
History Cupboard #7: The mysterious Englishman who rode with the Mongols
I’ve been a bit lax about doing my History Cupboard videos recently – basically, I’ve been incredibly busy publishing a…
Templar Traitor: the truth behind the fiction
Templar Traitor is based on the true story of an Englishman who fought for Genghis Khan. But how did I…
Free Book Friday! And the winner of the Templar Traitor giveaway is . . .
I ran a competition last week with the prize of a free, signed copy of my new Mongol novel, Templar…
Free Book Friday: Templar Traitor giveaway
My new Mongol novel, Templar Traitor, has been out for a week now and to celebrate that milestone, I am…
King of the North giveaway – and the lucky winner is . . .
I found myself with a few spare copies of my fourth Viking novel – King of the North – so…