Fun Fact:(From Chapter 16 of Dan Jone's Crusaders) In 1147 Manuel Komnenos of Constantinople was wary of sleepover the leaders of the 2nd Crusade, King Conrad and King Louis, had planned at his kingdom.  Conrad and his 50,000 arrive...
 I'm posting off schedule because I received this Raconteur Press email and liked it so much, I decided to post it on this blog. It's fabulous!Book 2 of Stan Wheeler’s Accidental Adventures boys adventure series released this month! Let’s ta...
 Fun Fact:More 2nd Crusade:  (From Chapter 15 of Crusaders by Dan Jones)Although not part of the 2nd Crusade's proclaimed goals, at about the same time, turmoil in Sicily allowed its fall. Roger II to establish himself there, blendi...
  Accidental Wizard released this week. From the back jacket:Chris and Kenny wanted an adventure. They should have been more specific.One step through an old fallen log and the twins are hurled into a kingdom at war--where a dying w...
&nbsp;A ghost from the past formed in the smoke as the candles went out. A scene from Accidental Wizard - preorder now. Available September 11.<!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false false EN-US X-NONE...
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Those of you who have read Threading the Rude Eye may recognize this scene in which Antonio dares the British to do their worst. He, of course, has great confidence in his enchanted ward against British ball--as well as...
&nbsp;I was able to spend some time with Les Freres Corses last week. In addition to having pizza, we found time to bust out some tabletop gaming. Above is the picture of the board they prepared for their two adventurers. I called it The Oracle,...
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Before I get to a review of the movie, I note that everything seems to be on fire. Roaring flames encroach on the old homestead across the state and evacuation notices are in place there; the hiking trail I wrote about in the previous post in on the...
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That mound of gray material atop the rock, according to the sign, is ash that was all hot and sticky and formed a kind of concretesque substance when it got compacted. I didn't get to go up and examine it closely because...