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Two double acts!
Posted on October 27, 2014 6 Comments
As long as there have been stories there have been pairings of characters – Holmes and Watson, Winnie the Pooh and Piglet, Wooster and Jeeves – the list goes on and on. In both my two new books – Pasha, the latest in the Kydd series and The Silk Tree, a standalone historical set in […]
The Silk Tree: Fact v Fiction
Posted on October 23, 2014 3 Comments
My standalone historical fiction The Silk Tree is somewhat of a departure from my seafaring tales but has been a hugely enjoyable project, not the least being the research. As in all historical fiction there is a certain leeway for an author but I firmly believe you have to thoroughly do your homework first and […]
So where am I now…?
Posted on October 17, 2014 2 Comments
Being an author with quite a few published books under my belt can sometimes be a bit of a strain on the old grey matter when a reader corners me at a book signing or talk and asks about a specific incident in a book I wrote five or ten years ago. They may have […]
News: THE SILK TREE to be published in November!
Posted on June 12, 2014 33 Comments
[To leave a comment or reply go to box at the end of the page] Exciting news! This year, as well as the next book in the ongoing Kydd series, PASHA (coming out in October), I’m bringing out another historical action-adventure novel, THE SILK TREE. The story begins in 549 AD. After escaping the sack […]
Julian Stockwin 