Merlin's Bones

  I picked up Fred Saberhagen's Merlin's Bones to read another take on the Arthur legend. This story was certainly unlike any other. I first encountered King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table as kid. My parents had a series...

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Dec 01, 2025
Dangers of reading Accidental Pirates

 In case you thought reading was a safe activity: Here's the interview with me about Accidental Pirates -- paperback available Nov 26 - Get your boys reading for Christmas.The sequel is half finished with 15 of 30 chapters...

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Nov 24, 2025
Sam Robb and Sigils

 Interview with Sam RobbAuthor ofSigils, and much more <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US...

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Nov 17, 2025
Accidental Pirates Cover Reveal

 Accidental Pirates becomes available for pre-order on November 12. This isn't you grandpa's Treasure Island:Two boys whisked into a strange land face danger at every turn. Stranded in this world of pirates on the wild islands of the Dragon...

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Nov 10, 2025
James Quinlan Meservy

 Interview with James Quinlan MeservyAuthor ofThe Realm of Light Series - and much more <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE...

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Nov 03, 2025
One Crowded Hour: The Little Bighorn

 David Larson's One Crowded Hour: The Little Bighorn weighs in at over 400 and 60 some pages, so it's not a light read. For those of you new to U.S. History who have never heard of Sitting Bull, Crazy Horse, Gall, Reno, Benteen, or Custer, I...

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Oct 27, 2025
Battle of Raab and a giveaway

  In June of 1809, about 40 miles from Vienna, while Napoleon's main force and those of Austria's Archduke Charles maneuvered for battle on the Danube, Eugene de Beauharnais commanding French and Italian troops engaged Archduke John...

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Oct 20, 2025
Passing of the Chateau

 Le Chateau au Chat Gris has passed over the horizon. Not to worry; the cat is fine. This weekend we left Byzantium to visit family and look into a replacement for the 1999 Rattling Battle Wagon. The latter is now up for sale, and I'll be cr...

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Oct 13, 2025
Knights of Spain

 I finally did it. I submitted a manuscript for a contest. If all goes well, I'll still be ecstatic about the publication in November of my adventure book for boys, Accidental Pirates, and may forget to be too disappointed if my manuscript i...

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Oct 06, 2025
Three Hearts and Three Lions

 I finished reading this book, Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson. I can't think of another book by the late Anderson that I've read, and my expectations weren't high. They sagged even lower when the story began with the hero find...

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Sep 29, 2025