Outlaw (Outlaw Chronicles 1) now just £1.99
The first book I ever wrote, from way back in 2009, is now on sale on Amazon for just £1.99…
The good gangster, an autistic artilleryman and the berserker from Bali: interview with Angus Donald
Fellow novelist Baptiste Pinson Wu interviewed me on his YouTube channel this week. We discussed my bizarre international upbringing, my…
The Last Berserker (Fire Born 1) is 99p!
The first book in my new(-ish) and surprisingly successful Viking series – The Last Berserker – is now on sale…
The over-enthusiastic etymologist, #3: Fulsome, Rum and Hooker
I’ve always loved words and, as a schoolboy, I desperately wanted to become an etymologist. I had a collection of…
Pantser division: two ways to set about writing a historical fiction novel
Someone asked the other day how I set about writing a novel, and since I have written a fair number…
Have yourself a very Viking Christmas
What’s that emerging from Santa’s sack? Is it a huge, hairy, axe-wielding, 8th-century maniac? No? Would you like it to…
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…
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,…
Free Book Friday: grab your signed copy of The Last Berserker – gratis!
To celebrate Father’s Day, I am giving away THREE signed copies of The Last Berserker (Fire Born 1), my new-ish…
Books and Booze: a conversation with Matthew Harffy
I had really enjoyed myself last night chatting online with my friend and fellow historical fiction scribe Matthew Harffy, author…