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Book Corner: The Druid by Steven A. McKay

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Northern Britain, AD430 A land in turmoil. A village ablaze. A king’s daughter abducted. In the aftermath of a surprise attack Dun Buic lies in smoking ruins and many innocent villagers are dead. As the survivors try to make sense of the night’s events the giant warrior-druid, Bellicus,…

The Druid pre-order available NOW!

That’s right, you can now pre-order the Kindle edition of my new novel, The Druid, book one in the Warrior Druid of Britain Chronicles. LINKS: UK – The Druid UK USA –  The Druid USA Worldwide – getbook.at/TheDruid The book will be published on November 1st. Please share this with all your social media friends by using the buttons at... Continue Reading →

The Druid – cover reveal (WOW)!

As I always do when a new novel is complete, I sent my cover designers a rough idea of how I wanted the cover to look. For The Druid I asked for big fonts, the carnyx, stone circle –  everything you see here. I wasn’t really prepared for just how AWESOME they would make it though! Honestly,... Continue Reading →

The Druid publication date – SAMHAIN 2018

That’s right, unless something happens to delay it, The Druid, book one in my brand new WARRIOR DRUID OF BRITAIN series will be published on November 1st 2018. That date (well, the evening of October 31st into the 1st day of November really) is Samhain, one of the most important festivals in the Celtic “pagan” calendar.... Continue Reading →

Ancient Roman book reviews! Saviour of Rome by Douglas Jackson and The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis

  TWO  Roman books  this time – one a regular hardback and one in audio. Coincidentally they have similar themes, with crooks stealing gold or silver from the mines of Roman provinces but the tales are quite different. I’m a massive, massive fan of Douglas Jackson’s Gaius Valerius Verrens character and Saviour of Rome is... Continue Reading →

THE DRUID – coming soon (really)

So, at last, I have some news about my new novel The Druid. It seems there’s not much hunger for historical action adventure books among publishers right now, so, as I did with my Forest Lord books, I’ll be publishing Druid myself. That means I need to have it edited by my usual editor and have cover art... Continue Reading →

Results of my recent WOLF’S HEAD free promotion

As you know, I gave away book 1 in my Forest Lord series, Wolf’s Head, over three days last week. Some authors don’t agree with offering their hard work for free but the idea is that people will discover your writing, enjoy it, and go on to purchase your other books at full price. Everyone wins.... Continue Reading →

Wolf’s Head is FREE on Kindle!

That’s right, for the next three days (September 4, 5 and 6) book one in my Forest Lord series is completely FREE on Kindle! If you haven’t read it yet, this is the perfect chance to give it a go. With 239 five star reviews on Amazon UK alone, you’ve got nothing to lose, right?... Continue Reading →

Audiobook reviews – The King’s General, Pyramids by Sir Pratchett, and LOTR-The Fellowship Of The Ring

  The Fellowship of the Ring The Lord of the Rings, Book 1 By: J. R. R. Tolkien Narrated by: Rob Inglis Series: The Lord of the Rings, Book 1 Length: 19 hrs and 53 mins Unabridged Audiobook Release date: 11-10-05 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Limited Everyone must be familiar with this one already – if you haven’t... Continue Reading →

Dumbarton Castle and Bellicus the druid

My new book The Druid and, much more so it’s sequel, Song of the Centurion, feature Dumbarton Castle as a location. The main character and, to my mind, star of the books, Bellicus the warrior-druid, is based at this fantastic ancient fortress although he does travel all around Britain.   The series is set in the fifth... Continue Reading →