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James Calbraith

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James Calbraith is a Poland-born British writer, foodie and traveller.

Growing up in communist Poland on a diet of powdered milk, Lord of the Rings and soviet science-fiction, he had his first story published at the ripe age of eight. After years of bouncing around Polish universities, he moved to London in 2007 and started writing in English. His debut historical fantasy novel, "The Shadow of Black Wings", has reached ABNA semi-finals. It was published in July 2012 and hit the Historical Fantasy and Alternate History bestseller lists on Amazon US & UK.
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The Shieldmaiden’s Throne – Release Day!

Five years after Madron’s return from Frankia, an unexpected visitor arrives at the capital of Britannia Prima: an envoy from Dux Syagrius of Gaul, ruler of the last existing remnant of the Western Empire. In the ten years since Odowakr the Skir took Rome from the last Emperor and made himself a King of Italia, no usurper, general or politician managed to gain enough […]
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"Brilliant and informative series, great author if you like Griff Hosker and Bernard Cornwall etc.

Brilliant series, so much is unknown of these times between leaving Roman Empire and the start of the Anglo Saxon era"
The Saxon Spears by James Calbraith
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"Very well written eye opener to the world of post-Roman Brittannia in the 5th century. The tale follows the fortunes of an orphaned Saxon boy brought up in a Romano-Briton household as a slave initially. I found the book to be well paced with excelle" Read more of this review »
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“But I will also tell them that, in the end, it doesn’t matter which god you believe, as long as you’re a decent man.” He laid a hand on my shoulder. “What good is faith, if it’s not reinforced by good deeds? And if good deeds are performed in the wrong name, does that invalidate them?”
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“But Wortigern’s not listening. I can almost see the ropes and pulleys turn in his head. He is thinking of a plan – a complex plan.”
James Calbraith, The Saxon Knives

“lavish ingredients brought from far-off lands — or at least as far as the southern merchants can still reach from their wharves. Come the morning of the day of the feast, the courtyard and the poplar-lined avenue leading to it are adorned”
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