The over-enthusiastic etymologist, #1: Canada, Handsome, Enormity
I’ve always loved words and, as a teenager, I wanted to become an etymologist. I fantasised about having a column…
Historical Note: The Loki Sword
My third Fire Born novel has been out for a couple of weeks now, so it’s probably safe – spoiler-wise…
Go on, buy me a horn of foaming ale!
The life of a writer is always financially precarious but, recently, with inflation leaping upwards and the cost of living…
What I’m writing about this week, #12: battle between the Goths and the Huns
OK, this is a little bit of a fib. I have already researched and written about the semi-legendary Dark Age…
The Loki Sword is out now!
The third volume of the Fire Born series, which followed the adventures of my Norse heroes Bjarki Bloodhand and Tor…
The Loki Sword (Fire Born 3) Chapter One – an extract
The third volume of my Fire Born Viking saga – The Loki Sword – will be out on August 11,…
Just 99p for The Last Berserker (Fire Born 1) – but not for very much longer!
My first Viking novel has been selected for a special Kindle Deal, which means that The Last Berserker (Fire Born…
The Fire Born series – why the greatest warriors are forged in the flames
Someone asked me the other day why my new-ish Viking series is called “Fire Born”. They obviously hadn’t read any…
The Loki Sword – coming to a bookshop near you!
I got a box of books in the post today (below) from my publisher, which reminded me that The Loki…
From Excalibur to lightsabers – the enduring magic of swords
The pen is mightier than the sword, they say. But try telling that to a Christian monk in a Dark…