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The Norman Conquest

Top reads of 2013: Part Two

By James Aitcheson On 16 December 2013

Last week I posted Part One of my list of top reads of 2013. Following on from The Sea Road, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold and The Face of Battle, here’s another selection of books to keep you entertained over Christmas and into the

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The Sea Road

Top reads of 2013: Part One

By James Aitcheson On 11 December 2013

With the year drawing to a close, it’s time for an annual round-up of my favourite books of the last 12 months. As ever, my picks include a mixture of fiction and non-fiction, new and not-so-new releases – with any luck, something for everyone. So without further ado, here’s the first instalment of my top

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A day in the life of a historical novelist

By James Aitcheson On 7 November 2013

I probably speak for a lot of writers in saying that, as a general rule, we tend not to keep to strict daily routines. Novel-writing is, I think, about as far from a nine-to-five job as it’s possible to get, and the pattern of my working day is very fluid. That isn’t to say that

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Knights of the Hawk (UK hardcover)

Knights of the Hawk

By James Aitcheson On 24 October 2013

The wait is over! Knights of the Hawk, the third novel in the Conquest series, is published today in the UK by Preface, both in hardback and also – for the more digitally inclined among you – as an e-book.

Autumn, 1071. Five years after the fateful Battle of Hastings, only a desperate band of

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Knights of the Hawk (UK hardcover)

Tancred rides again!

By James Aitcheson On 8 October 2013

If you haven’t done so already, put Thursday 24th October in your diaries! Why? Because in just over two weeks from now, Knights of the Hawk, the third novel in the Conquest series, is due to be published in the UK.

Almost a year has passed since the end of The Splintered Kingdom, so

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Sworn Sword arrives in the US

By James Aitcheson On 6 August 2013

The Normans are coming! Not content with conquering England, they now have their sights set on the USA as well…

And their campaign begins today with the Stateside release of Sworn Sword in both hardcover and eBook editions, courtesy of the hard-working people at my publisher Sourcebooks Landmark, who have done an absolutely fantastic job

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