‘A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince’ – now available for preorder!
Following a flurry of announcements over the past few days (about our Foreword contributor, the cover reveal, and contents listing), I’m pleased to say that a launch date has been set for A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince – and for those of you eager to order the ebook for your Kindle or other e-reader, it’s now available for preorder on Amazon.
The book will be launched on 2nd October 2024 – King Richard’s 572nd birthday – a now traditional date for releasing new Ricardian fiction! The paperback should be available on that date (Amazon-willing!).
Meanwhile, for those seeking the ebook, the links for preordering are:
‘Lies! All lies!’
So many falsehoods have been proclaimed about King Richard III for 500 years – by William Shakespeare, Thomas More, Polydore Vergil and others. But not here!
A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince is a collection of short stories with a single aim: to restore the reputation good King Richard enjoyed during his lifetime.
Strip away the Tudor propaganda and what will you discover?
The valiant knight? The generous master? The even-handed lawgiver? The anxious boy? The gentle uncle? The fond lover?
All these faces can be found here: ‘Not the face of a saint, no, but neither that of a monster or a murderer. The face of a good man, a just man – and the face of a troubled man who had seen too much …’
This follow-up anthology to Grant Me the Carving of My Name and Right Trusty and Well Beloved… showcases stories by international authors inspired by all aspects of King Richard III.
Sold in support of Scoliosis Support and Research with a Foreword by Robert Lindsay and edited by Alex Marchant.
With contributions from Judith Arnopp, Bridget Beauchamp, Darren Harris, Narrelle M. Harris, Wendy Johnson, Susan Lamb, Joanne R. Larner, Matthew Lewis, Kit Mareska, Alice Mitchell, Nancy Northcott, J. P. Reedman, Brian Wainwright and Jennifer C. Wilson.
Alex Marchant is author of two books telling the story of the real King Richard III for children aged 10+, The Order of the White Boar and The King’s Man, and a third in the sequence, King in Waiting, which continues the adventures of the young members of the Order in the following years. A fourth book, Sons of York, was published in June 2022.
Alex is also editor of Grant Me the Carving of My Name and Right Trusty and Well Beloved…, two anthologies of short fiction inspired by King Richard, sold in support of Scoliosis Association UK (SAUK), with a third coming in autumn 2024: A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince.
Alex has also published a standalone timeslip novel for readers aged 10+, Time out of Time, relating the adventures of Allie Turner through a doorway into history found under layers of old wallpaper at ancient Priory Farm.
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