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<title>The Knife Maker of Venice</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m pleased to reveal the cover for my new standalone novel - The Knife Maker of Venice - to be published on August 10th. A young Englishman captured by slavers must survive the snakepit that…]]></description>
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<title>German Top 20</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some good news from Germany. My German edition of Rage of Swords -- &#039;Schwerter des Zorns&#039;, has just gone into the top 20 at Der Spiegel best seller list at Number16. Thanks to all my…]]></description>
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<title>Medieval Milan</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In &#039;Rage of Swords&#039; Henry Blackstone accompanied Prince Lionel, Duke of Clarence, into Milan for the Prince&#039;s wedding. There are few medieval parts of Milan still standing but this…]]></description>
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<title>Historia interview: David Gilman</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[David Gilman’s new novel, Rage of Swords, is the latest in his Master of War series and sees Thomas Blackstone in action in Italy. David tells Historia about the ideas and research behind his…]]></description>
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<title>LoveReading Books of the Year</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Pleased to announce that LoveReading Books has included the latest Master of War novel -&#039;To Kill A King&#039; - as one of their Books of the Year for 2023-2024.And it goes along with an…]]></description>
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<title>Historical Novel Society 2024 conference</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I was invited to attend a panel discussion at the HNS 2024 conference in the great hall at Dartington in Devon—two days of writers speaking and a broad audience from around the world. I was on a…]]></description>
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<title>The Hundred Years’ War – a novel approach (Historia Magazine)</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Family arguments can stir up trouble and sometimes go beyond a family member not being invited to the next birthday bash. In the case of Isabella, the Queen Mother to young Edward III, it led to…]]></description>
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<title>To Kill a King - Review on LoveReading</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 10:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Liz Robinson of LoveReading.co.uk has posted this wonderful review of To Kill a King prior to it&#039;s release on the first of February “Here we are at the eighth in the immensely powerful and…]]></description>
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<title>Master of War USA audio</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Tantor Media in the USA record my audio editions for the Master of War series. They present very striking covers their CD boxes. Here&#039;s an example of the first three books in the series.]]></description>
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<title>The Englishman &amp; Betrayal</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 13:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Englishman and the second book in the series - BETRAYAL - that is being published on 4th August in paperback are being flagged on social media. There&#039;s a price deal on BETRAYAL Kindle…]]></description>
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<title>Betrayal paperback edition</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2022 15:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The paperback edition of BETRAYAL, the second book in The Englishman series is published in the UK on 4th August featuring former French Foreign Legionnaire Dan Raglan, During my research for the…]]></description>
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<title>Betrayal and Kennedy Space Center</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Part of my research trip to the USA for my second thriller BETRAYAL in The Englishman series took me to Cape Canaveral and the Kennedy Space Center. Here are a few thoughts and…]]></description>
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<title>The Pentagon</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[​My personal memento of the private tour I had inside the Pentagon.]]></description>
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<title>Betrayal</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I was invited on a private tour of the Pentagon. No photos are allowed inside but my host (Lt Col Mike Thyrring USMC Retd.) and I turned a corner and bumped into Major General Garrett S.Yee, US…]]></description>
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<title>The Englishman - Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Award Longlist</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2021 16:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[​THE ENGLISHMAN has been longlisted for the Best Published Novel award as part of the Wilbur Smith Adventure Prize for 2021. Selected by a panel of librarians and library staff, the prize seeks…]]></description>
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<title>In conversation with American author Patricia Bracewell</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2021 10:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[​On Saturday 17th April I am looking forward to being in conversation with best-selling author Patricia Bracewell. We&#039;ll explore our recent novels and how we go about our research.…]]></description>
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<title>Shadow of the Hawk USA</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2021 15:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[​Very positive review from the USA.]]></description>
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<title>The Englishman in Hollywood</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2020 10:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[​Some exciting news for The Englishman. AGC Studios in Hollywood have optioned The Englishman for a full feature movie release. The various Hollywood press, Hollywood Reporter, Deadline and…]]></description>
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<title>The Englishman</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 12:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[​A lovely quote for The Englishman from a super author.

 ‘Verve, pace, shocks and intrigue, this is spy thriller writing by an author at the zenith of his powers.’ – Peter James.]]></description>
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<title>The Englishman new review</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2020 16:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Another excellent review for The Englishman, this time from the Financial Times. &quot;There is also menace aplenty in THE ENGLISHMAN. Rarely does a thriller writer put his protagonist through such…]]></description>
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<title>The Englishman</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2020 13:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Some excellent reviews coming in from readers and reviewers for The Englishman. Early days yet but a promising start. Here’s one from Love Reading Recommends.…]]></description>
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<title>Real Life Adventures</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2020 14:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[​I was pleased to be asked to write a piece for Wilbur Smith&#039;s real-life-adventures page. I thought a brief glimpse of one of my past lives might be interesting.…]]></description>
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<title>The Englishman</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2020 12:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My new novel, The Englishman, is out in just over a month! It’s a high-octane modern-day international thriller about a former French Foreign Legionary who infiltrates a Russian penal colony to…]]></description>
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<title>Cross of Fire - Master of War Book6</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2019 16:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Final cover design for the sixth book in the series, which I think looks really good. Pre-orders now for early February 2020 release.]]></description>
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<title>Night Flight to Paris #1 in the USA Kindle Historical Thrillers</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2019 15:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[​Pleased to see the growing success of Night Flight to Paris in the USA.]]></description>
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<title>Greenway Literary Festival Devon</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2019 14:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The weather was brilliant, and the setting perfect. Agatha Christie’s ‘summer’ house on the River Dart in south Devon for my talk about Night Flight to Paris at the Greenway Literary Festival…]]></description>
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<title>Greenway Literary Festival</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2019 21:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[If anyone is in Devon in late May and June the first Greenway Literary Festival is taking place at Agatha’s Christie’s home overlooking the River Dart. There’s a host of amazing Children and…]]></description>
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<title>Hatchards Authors of the Year</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2019 09:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Got back from a wonderful evening at the Hatchards Authors of the Year Reception. So many great authors in the room. Had a chance to say hi again to Frank Gardner: BBC Security Correspondent,…]]></description>
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<title>Night Flight Books</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2019 15:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I am away from home so will miss the publication tomorrow (7th February) of the paperback edition of Night Flight to Paris. These copies arrived the day before I left and my photo doesn’t do…]]></description>
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<title>German edition&#8217;Scourge of Wolves&#8217; enters the bestseller charts at #16.</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2018 16:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My German publisher Rowohlt have done a splendid job with my Master of War series as yet another of the Master of War titles - ‘Scourge of Wolves’ has entered the bestseller charts at #16. The…]]></description>
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<title>Research notes and photos in France - Master of War &amp; Night Flight to Paris</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2018 10:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My publisher has just added a few of my notes and photographs from my recent trip to France researching the next Master of War novel. Here&#039;s the link. http://headofzeus.com/article/gilman-gaul ]]></description>
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<title>Night Flight to Paris off to a flying start</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Back from London where I was signing the new standalone novel ‘Night Flight to Paris’. There have already been some wonderful reviews. It’s a busy time because I also have the paperback…]]></description>
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<title>The Winchester Psalter</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2018 13:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Winchester Psalter, an illustrated bilingual Psalter. Twelve manuscripts of the 12th to 13th centuries are known of the so-called Oxford Psalter, based on the Gallicanum version, a translation…]]></description>
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<title>Night Flight to Paris</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2018 11:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Before I head off to France at the end of the month to research the next Master of War novel I am off to London for meetings with my publisher for the launch of my new standalone novel - Night…]]></description>
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<title>St Blaise, 13c Church, Haccombe, South Devon UK.</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 13:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Where the heart is: Our British country churches are repositories of historical artefacts and family history. One of my local churches here in South Devon is the 13c St Blaise Church, Haccombe,…]]></description>
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<title>Thomas Jefferson Building - Washington DC</title>
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<description><![CDATA[During my recent research trip to the USA, I had the opportunity to visit the wonderful Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress. There are more than 164 million items on 838 miles of…]]></description>
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<title>Courage</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Lieutenant-colonel Arnaud Beltrame. Exchanging himself for a hostage this brave officer stepped forward and placed himself in mortal danger. Paying tribute, interior minister Gerard Collomb…]]></description>
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<title>Scourge of Wolves published today</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Today sees the hardback publication of A Scourge of Wolves, the fifth instalment in the Master of War series. A big thank you to all my readers who follow the life and times of Sir Thomas Blackstone.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The fifth book in my Master of War series is now published in e-book. The hardcover comes out in February 2018 and I have been fortunate to have some excellent comments made about the Thomas…]]></description>
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<title>Scourge of Wolves Book 5 in the Master of War series.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[MASTER OF WAR: SCOURGE OF WOLVES BY DAVID GILMAN PUBLISHED IN EBOOK TODAY! December 14, 2017 Lovers of action-packed historical fiction can rejoice – the fifth instalment of David Gilman’s…]]></description>
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<title>Scourge of Wolves - Final Edit</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 13:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Final edit with my brilliant editor on the fifth book in the Thomas Blackstone series. &#039;Scourge of Wolves&#039; delivered way ahead of deadline. Now the 140,000 words head off to the…]]></description>
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<title>Viper&#8217;s Blood published today in paperback</title>
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<description><![CDATA[MASTER OF WAR: VIPER’S BLOOD BY DAVID GILMAN PUBLISHED IN PAPERBACK TODAY! August 10, 2017 Viper’s Blood by David Gilman, the thrilling 4th book in the MASTER OF WAR series is released today in…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2017 12:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[My German publishers, Rowohlt are doing a wonderful job with my Master of War series - full colour maps and display bins. And now there’s an audio edition, so all looking good for Thomas Blackstone.]]></description>
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<title>Viper&#8217;s Blood - Amazon summer sale - Kindle</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Amazon UK are having their Kindle summer sale and Viper’s Blood - with its brand new cover - is on sale. If you enjoy reading eBooks then this is a chance to bag a bargain before the paperback…]]></description>
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<title>Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Shortlist</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Very pleased to announce that The Last Horseman is on the shortlist for the 2017 Wilbur Smith Adventure Shortlist. Award will be announced in September. Full Press Release 2017 WILBUR SMITH…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 08 May 2017 15:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2017 16:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2017 07:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[​A short review by Peter Terry of The Last Horseman on Classic FM radio, South Africa. Originally broadcast 15th of February, 2017.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2017 13:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Viper’s Blood / February 2017 Thomas Blackstone and his men fought in every conflict on the battlefields of France and Italy, and now, once again, they serve the English Crown and ride at the…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2017 10:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I’m off to do a guest spot at BBC Radio Devon on Monday 6th on David (Fitz) Fitzgerald’s morning magazine programme. I’m slotted in for about 11.15 to 11.45 to talk about Viper’s Blood.…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 14:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Off to London next week for my hardcover publication day of Viper’s Blood.

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<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2016 10:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ THE LAST HORSEMAN I found personal accounts of the war from individual soldiers’ recollections, as well as observations made by war correspondents and diaries kept by nurses in the field. I’m…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2016 13:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2016 07:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A few further notes on THE LAST HORSEMAN Irish regiments’ and brigades’ exploits can be explored by reading any of the excellent non-fiction publications available on the Boer War, but the…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 15:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ THE LAST HORSEMAN Journal notes #2 Irish Americans saw the conflict of the Anglo-Boer War through their own eyes and very differently to those who might have seen support for the British in purely…]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ THE LAST HORSEMAN Some notes on the background for my latest novel that was published 12th August. The Boer War conflict of 1899-1902 embodied human drama, tragedy and heroism, but it also showed…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2015 11:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2015 11:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Hold tight, this is see-saw drama at its best. Thomas may be a de facto Norman lord now but the combination of that and his English birth when there&#39;s a paranoid French king in charge is a…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2015 17:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Pleased that the new book is gathering reviews: here’s another excerpt.: Treachery and betrayal are rife and a traitor gives the King the opportunity to destroy Blackstone and his family. What…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2015 16:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ My next medieval novel is published in Feb 2016. It is set in Italy, France and England in 1359/60. BE A NAMED CHARACTER IN MY NEXT NOVEL As part of CLIC Sargent&rsquo;s yearly eBay &lsquo;Get in…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2015 13:18:12 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Pleased to see that women readers are being attracted to my Master of War series: these first reviews for defiant Unto Death, the second book, are written - and happy to say, appreciated b -,…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2014 19:13:21 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Did an interview some time ago which has now appeared in Writing Magazine&#39;s December issue. It&#39;s a good mag with lots of info for authors and aspiring writers. (The golf clubs are still…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Some good news in today. Monkey &amp; Me has not only be nominated for Fantastic Book Awards but has also been nominated for the 2015 CILIP (Carnegie Medal) - awarded annually to a writer of an…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2014 15:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Some good news in today. Monkey &amp; Me has not only be nominated for Fantastic Reads Award but has also been nominated for the 2015 CILIP (Carnegie Medal) for outsatanding children&#39;s…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2014 14:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ MONKEY AND ME has been long listed for the Fantastic Book Awards! The awards are judged by thousands of children aged 9-11 from primary schools across Lancashire, and are designed to encourage…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2014 08:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
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	Finished my latest book - 500 pages - did a rewrite, did an an edit - and then did another edit. I think it&#39;s time to send this off now! And then to tidy my temporary office.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2014 16:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ St George&#39;s Day today: no dragons slain other than an editor or two. I spared a few others who weren&#39;t fire-breathing, though on the QT their dental hygiene has some way to go. As…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2014 14:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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	I was guest blogger for young readers - so here&#39;s my take on my own particular creative process.

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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2014 15:07:28 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Some good reviews arriving for Monkey and Me, and this is from a top librarian writing for The Reading Zone http://bit.ly/1cT8RaU. For any author it&#39;s always a boost to have readers and…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 23:28:53 +0000</pubDate>
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	Very pleased to see that Monkey and Me has been chosen by Peters Books as a book of the week.

	 

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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2014 10:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The Monkey and Me is my new children&#39;s book that is published Thursday 6th Feb. Templar Books are publishing here and Puffin in Australia. It&#39;s a wonderful, quirly cover for what I hope is…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2014 12:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
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	Good news in this a.m. is that Master of War is now #1 in the Amazon Kindle - Historical Fiction sales.  Many thanks to all who posted a tweet on davidgilmanuk.

	 

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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2014 15:47:40 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ MASTER of WAR has been chosen by Amazon for its top 25 books. and it is currently sitting at #1 in War Fiction and #3 in Historical Fiction, sitting firmly in the Top 100 Kindle Books. That&#39;s…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 17:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
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	My publisher has just sent through the paperback covers - look so good.

	 

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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 11:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Six hundred years before allied troops stormed ashore at Utah Beach, King Edward 111, England&rsquo;s warrior king, led ten thousand troops onto the same sands a little further north on the…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2013 07:31:04 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Spent time in Lucca in June, researching for next book in Master of War. series. Then went into the hills north of Lucca - to find Romanesque churches. Turned out to be a fairly long walk, but…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2013 14:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Just seen the cover published for the first book - Master of War - in my new series. It&#39;s on Amazon for pre-orders and I hope everyone agrees it&#39;s a striking image of a man caught in the…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 12:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Master of War proof manuscript arrives tomorrow ready for publication August. One last big push for a fairly big book - and then I send my hero Thomas Blackstone out to fight his own battles.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 12:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ It&#39;s always a pleasure to hear from a new publisher for Max Gordon&#39;s Danger Zone series and now Nemesis Kitap in Turkey have sent through their first cover for The Devil&#39;s Breath -…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 17:48:28 +0000</pubDate>
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	Repeat on tonight - Held in Trust. Content was rejected at first as being too dark for ToF but then I think Sir David Jason saw  the storyline and it got made.
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<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ 2013 might well be the Year of The Snake in Chinese astrology - and that&#39;s not a bad thing - but I&#39;ve always preferred puppies. Have fun before someone stops you. Happy New Year - and Good…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 13:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ A recent research trip to Prague - the City of Spires - gave me a wonderful insight into medieval architecture. But this Christmas tree in the old square was a constant delight that drew thousands…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:25:57 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ It&#39;s always a pleasure to hear from readers who have taken such enjoyment from the Danger Zone books. A very nice comment received today: I recently discovered your Danger Zone series and read…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:25:23 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ It&#39;s always a pleasure to hear from readers who have enjoyed the Danger Zone books. A very nice comment received today: I recently discovered your Danger Zone series and read all three books…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ My agent posted this press release - which is exciting news - and I&#39;m in the final stages of writing/rewriting the first book in the Thomas Blackstone MASTER of WAR series. This is a great…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I came across a fairly well known quote the other day from George Orwell - and it reminded me of why we are what we are and do what we do. &quot;All writers are vain, selfish and lazy, and at the…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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	May the joy of a year end, and the hope of a new one dawning - cheer you.
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ It&#39;s been one of those years! Books, screenplay, house move and a dodgy computer. I visited my family in the USA a few years ago and straight after the lunch I went to bed. I slept for 2…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Blood Sun - and its fabulous USA cover - is about to be launched and advanced reviews are already being published. Authors often work in isolation from their readers - we know you&#39;re out there…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2011 15:41:44 +0000</pubDate>
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	To celebrate Life on Earth there was a Flashmob around the world. This is one where I live.

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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ When I wrote Blood Sun, I sent my hero, Max Gordon deep into the Mayan jungle. Part of my research at the time was to study the Mayan civilisation and, of course, the popular theory that because…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ When I wrote The Devil&#39;s Breath, an element of the story was about the Kalahari Bushmen&#39;s water supply being contaminated. In the real world they have been denied the right to even get…]]></description>
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<title>Never too old</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:28:03 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Had a welcome comment from Doug Stever in Canada recently. He writes - Hello David Just finished reading an Advanced Reader&#39;s Copy of Blood Sun. Ah! the perks of working in a bookstore.…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ When disaster strikes around the world there&#39;s one charity that goes directly to the heart of the problem - Shelter Box. This amazing charity gets the essentials for families to survive in the…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 07:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ The River Dart has seen trade since the Phoenecians, but this is the first time we&#39;ve had a Dragon Boat Race! It was all for charity organised by Rotary and the sponsored crews were all…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 08:43:31 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I&#39;ve been planting trees instead of finishing my latest novel - but who can ignore a Spring like this? My new house looks across the valley - a long view - that allows me to see the weather…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I am always pleased to receive comments, and occasionally someone also sends through a review they have found. Having mentioned the fight to save libraries, I value the librarians who run them.…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 22:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ Running away was a skill when I was twelve and thirteen. The halls of learning with gowned Masters and wind-whipping canes that stung skin and challenged their victims not to cry out - and none of…]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 22:12:27 +0000</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[ I saw the big hole he bought, and then watched as he created the 8th wonder of the world. I recently heard his solution to this nation&#39;s woes. I now vote Tim Smit for President of the United…]]></description>
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