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Going to begin the next Casca novel in a day or two, The Bulgar Slayer, set in Byzantium in the late 10th and early 11th century. Casca is a Varangian Rus mercenary hired by Emperor Basil II to fight for the empire against the Bulgars and other enemies. ... See MoreSee Less

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The tenth edition of my fantasy series Dark Blade is soon to be published, Whim of the Gods, and here's the artwork for this novel. ... See MoreSee Less

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The tenth edition of my fantasy series Dark Blade is soon to be published, Whim of the Gods, and heres the artwork for this novel.
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Tariff News. Now I'm sure those of you in the US are aware of your president's moves to impose tariffs on goods coming into the USA, and I've been watching developments with a careful eye. Well, from 5th April the UK has got a 10% tariff imposed on imports into the USA, but so far I think its only on goods exceeding $800 in value, so for the moment buying books off me is not affected.

Fingers crossed it'll continue like that. ... See MoreSee Less

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The point is, Carl, I'm not going to do anything until I'm told over here what changes there are to books going to the USA then I shall have to add any increase in charge I receive to the cost of the books to the US. I'm not going to pay for it, that's for sure.

News / Fake news doesn't apply, President Trump stood in front of the cameras and announced the tariffs, but I don't think it currently applies to small value transactions, Trump has been filmed saying he wants to close that loophole but it isn't yet. Tariff is an import tax, so Tony should be fine sending, but the extra tax will be applied on delivery.

The devil is always in the details. Most of the US press does not report the news in an objective manner and finding out the truth is difficult. About 75% of the US media along with much of foreign media hate trump and have their versions of the news and the other 20% are pro-Trump and have their own take on the news. Finding the objective 5% is difficult.

Brotherhood or not Brotherhood? Over the years I've had loads of messages/emails from fans of the series either complaining about the lack of the Brotherhood in the Casca stories, or too much Brotherhood. I find they re what we call a 'marmite' subject. People either love them in the stories or hate them.

I tend to sprinkle them in every so often. I don't want to overuse them but if I feel the story itself needs a little push or assistance, or even justification to have them in, then I shall use them. Sometimes its a heavy involvement like Casca 35, 40 or 58, at other times just a touch like in 31 or 61. Often I miss them out altogether. I remember one reviewer on Amazon castigating me for not having Napoleon as the Elder in Casca 30. You know, sometimes you can't win. Ha ha.Anyways, I'd like to get your thoughts on this secretive sect, and of my bringing in of the Longini as a counter-balance to them. I did love putting both in Casca 44 as a kind of face-off. Would you want more of that? ... See MoreSee Less

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Brotherhood or not Brotherhood? Over the years Ive had loads of messages/emails from fans of the series either complaining about the lack of the Brotherhood in the Casca stories, or too much Brotherhood. I find they re what we call a marmite subject. People either love them in the stories or hate them. I tend to sprinkle them in every so often. I dont want to overuse them but if I feel the story itself needs a little push or assistance, or even justification to have them in, then I shall use them. Sometimes its a heavy involvement like Casca 35, 40 or 58, at other times just a touch like in 31 or 61. Often I miss them out altogether. I remember one reviewer on Amazon castigating me for not having Napoleon as the Elder in Casca 30. You know, sometimes you cant win. Ha ha. Anyways, Id like to get your thoughts on this secretive sect, and of my bringing in of the Longini as a counter-balance to them. I did love putting both in Casca 44 as a kind of face-off. Would you want more of that?
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I believe Barry Sadler only used them in 6 of his 22 novels, so he did it sparingly. From memory, I've used them in 13 of my 36, so I've used them more than Sadler did.

It's pretty good so far; I'd do maybe every second book. Or you can throw in the occasional solo rogue brother to be quickly dispatched, just for spice.

I have no criticisms. It is part of the original series that you took over and you are certainly not over using them. From the beginning of the series they chopped off Casca's hand as punishment and they appear now and then as the ultimate bad guys and who knows. The existence of such a cult is really not 100% impossible considering the horrible things that have happened and are happening in the world. If I had been Barry Sadler I would have had the brotherhood predating Christ making them an ancient evil and blame them for the bronze age collapse of civilization.

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PRICE RISE. Sadly the postal services are putting up their prices again (their shareholders must be kept in a lifestyle of utter riches) so I'm going to have to put up prices. But rather than add it onto the postal costs which many have already complained about, I'll add $1 to the price of the books - not unexpected given the increases of printing costs over the past year. So from 7th April the price of books is going up. If you want to beat the increase, put your orders in now! ... See MoreSee Less

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Already received #62 here in California!

From now on, thanks to the silly postal system in pricing, if anyone orders 2 books from me I'll send them separately because its cheaper. 3 or more books will go in the same package, and they will be tracked.

To the USA, for example, a single book costs me £9.90. Two books in the same package qualifies as a small package rather than a large letter and I get charged £20.45 minimum, so to save a little bit I'll post the books separately if they are a two-book order. MEH. ... See MoreSee Less

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Bureaucrats, god love them, because no one else will. Postage costs is my biggest obstacle with ordering and I know it is beyond your control and not your fault.

No wonder people don't use the postal service anymore

Here you go, you lot, proof my books have arrived (so you can all go and buy them now) and that they are being guarded by my fluffy cat Cassia. ... See MoreSee Less

3 months ago
Here you go, you lot, proof my books have arrived (so you can all go and buy them now) and that they are being guarded by my fluffy cat Cassia.
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