Mark Lord's Praeter Naturam: Medieval (Middle Ages) History, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Historical Fiction

Forged in Blood – an epic fantasy short story Free on Kindle for five days

Mark — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:07:58 +0000

I have rewritten a story previously entitled Tale of Tiel and published it as an eBook for Kindle. To celebrate the publication I am making it free from five days (from 2nd to 6th February 2012). The story is called Forged in Blood and it’s my attempt to provide part of the mythological background to [...]

Full Trailer for Luc Besson’s Lock-Out

science fiction - Google News — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:30:00 +0000

It’s been since the 5th Element that Luc Beeson has done actual science fiction, and now the famed director is back with Lock-Out, an action thriller that seems to have a little more of the Transporter thrown into the mix. But just how much of the pl...

Jonathan Franzen: More authors should pay attention to the questions science … – io9

science fiction - Google News — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:29:09 +0000

Jonathan Franzen: More authors should pay attention to the questions science ...io9I think if you take science seriously there are a lot of interesting questions to ask. I would be happy if more novelists, not just science fiction writers, paid attenti...

Epic Games Releases January 2012 Unreal Development Kit Beta – games.on.net

science fiction - Google News — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:35:27 +0000

Epic Games Releases January 2012 Unreal Development Kit Betagames.on.netDeveloped by Torn Banner Studios using UDK, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare is a multiplayer melee combat game that was recently named a top pick in IndieDB's "Best Upcoming Ga...

The First Game of Thrones Season 2 Trailer is Here

science fiction - Google News — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:30:00 +0000

HBO has debuted the first trailer for Game of Thrones season 2 and it is absolutely thrilling to see the kinds of trouble our beloved Starks are going to get into. (Even if you’ve read the books already.)“My name is Daenerys Stormborn. And I will t...

The Honour of Rome – Free on the Kindle for Five Days

Mark — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:09:36 +0000

I wrote a short story called The Honour of Rome a few years ago about a tribune in the later years of the Roman Republic. I have now published this via Amazon and it is free to read for five days from 26th January to 30th January. It can be downloaded via: US Amazon UK [...]

War of the Roses Preview – bit-tech.net

science fiction - Google News — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:25:15 +0000

bit-tech.netWar of the Roses Previewbit-tech.netThe medieval setting is something that Mikail has a lot of experience with and, as the control system is introduced it's hard not to see parallels between War of the Roses and his previous work on the...

The Court in English Alliterative Poetry, 1350-1450 – Free on Kindle for Five Days

Mark — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:46:53 +0000

My University thesis, The Court in English Alliterative Poetry, 1350-1450 is now available as a free download for Kindle for the next five days. I thought I would experiment with the new Kindle Select programme and see what happened! Here’s a link to the UK version: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003O86P40 And the US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003O86P40 Incoming search terms:alliterative morte arthure my [...]

Starting the Editing Process for my novel Hell has its Demons

Mark — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:25:17 +0000

The last few weeks have been spent editing my historical fantasy novel set in the Middle Ages: Hell has its Demons. At present I am half way through reading the first draft. I am not making too many edits at the moment, unless I spot a glaring typo. This is my first time editing a [...]

Guest Post on Chivalry at Tanzanite’s Castle Full of Books

Mark — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 06:30:46 +0000

Daphne who runs Tanzanite’s Castle Full of Books has kindly allowed me to write a guest post for her blog about Chivalry: A Jake Savage Adventure. In the post I ramble on about how I came to write Chivalry, the background for the story and some of the important themes: Arthurian romance, the terrible generalship [...]