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July 18th in history
I am sorry that I haven’t been around for the past few days, but the Deadline Dragon had me cornered. Fortunately I can rely upon Rania to fill in for me!
Several happenings of interest on this date.
On July 18, 64 AD, the great fire of Rome began, though I doubt Nero was really fiddling while it burned. Margaret George would know, I bet, since she is working on a novel that will feature both Nero and Boudica. I am eagerly looking forward to that one, but sadly it probably won’t hit the bookstores till 2017
On July 18, 1290, Edward I expelled the Jews from England, thus causing untold misery and suffering. He had a talent for that.
And on July 18, 1536, the Pope’s authority was declared null and void in England by you-know-who. I can imagine several medieval kings who’d have liked to do that, too.
Lastly, for my British readers who like e-books, you can still get several of the excellent Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters are great bargain rates. And the first book in the equally compelling Elizabethan mystery series by P.F Chisholm, A Famine of Horses is still listed at 77 pence. Sunne and my second mystery, Cruel as the Grave, are also still being offered at bargain prices, 1.89 and 1.49 respectively; sorry I can’t use the pound symbol on the evil Melusine, who has now moved over to the Dark Side permanently. She has been so troublesome lately that even naming her after the Demon Countess of Anjou seems too flattering to her. Maybe I’ll rename her after one of the Kardashians.
Several happenings of interest on this date.
On July 18, 64 AD, the great fire of Rome began, though I doubt Nero was really fiddling while it burned. Margaret George would know, I bet, since she is working on a novel that will feature both Nero and Boudica. I am eagerly looking forward to that one, but sadly it probably won’t hit the bookstores till 2017
On July 18, 1290, Edward I expelled the Jews from England, thus causing untold misery and suffering. He had a talent for that.
And on July 18, 1536, the Pope’s authority was declared null and void in England by you-know-who. I can imagine several medieval kings who’d have liked to do that, too.
Lastly, for my British readers who like e-books, you can still get several of the excellent Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters are great bargain rates. And the first book in the equally compelling Elizabethan mystery series by P.F Chisholm, A Famine of Horses is still listed at 77 pence. Sunne and my second mystery, Cruel as the Grave, are also still being offered at bargain prices, 1.89 and 1.49 respectively; sorry I can’t use the pound symbol on the evil Melusine, who has now moved over to the Dark Side permanently. She has been so troublesome lately that even naming her after the Demon Countess of Anjou seems too flattering to her. Maybe I’ll rename her after one of the Kardashians.
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It is Amazon's choice to offer books at bargain rates, Therese, at least when they pick a Deal of the Day or Week or Month. But publishers try to nudge them in that direction, of course. My new publisher for the mysteries in the UK has been fantastic at promoting it in the UK and Down Under. But it would be nice if the Amazon mother ship did some price cutting, too.And thank you for the compliment about my sense of humor. A number of my readers told me that they loved Richard's sardonic humor in Lionheart and Ransom and that always made me smile happily, for I was the source!
I would have to go back and read all of your books to start keeping track of all the funny quotes and quips I came across and yet it still worked. After all they were human beings, not like us, but still of the same race!
That is so nice to know, Therese and Marita. Writers very rarely learn whether a particular line or quip resonates with our readers and we get so excited when someone does tell us!
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