I Am Nottingham
"Fear and hope. It is said that people need both to live well." Food, Aimery would have liked to add, helped with that as well.
Lord Sheriff Aimery of Nottingham, it is grudgingly agreed, is fair. A fair hand with a bow, fair of hand and feature, and fair with his people.
But when Prince John's demands come down hard on his shire, he goes farther than anyone would have expected to protect those he governs... farther, in fact, than anyone can know.
As the Sheriff of Nottingham, he is the hand of the king, the hand of the Law, the hand of fear.
But as the Hood of Sherwood—could he be the hand of the people, the hand of mercy, the hand of hope?
Bards will split the tale in half. History will know his names. But can he truly save Nottingham?
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Lord Sheriff Aimery of Nottingham, it is grudgingly agreed, is fair. A fair hand with a bow, fair of hand and feature, and fair with his people.
But when Prince John's demands come down hard on his shire, he goes farther than anyone would have expected to protect those he governs... farther, in fact, than anyone can know.
As the Sheriff of Nottingham, he is the hand of the king, the hand of the Law, the hand of fear.
But as the Hood of Sherwood—could he be the hand of the people, the hand of mercy, the hand of hope?
Bards will split the tale in half. History will know his names. But can he truly save Nottingham?
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It started with a simple concept: "What if Bruce Wayne and Batman, except the Sheriff of Nottingham and Robin Hood?"
The heart of any good Robin Hood retelling is the same: hoping, helping, and highway robbery with your found-family! But could I make that heart beat double-time, I wondered, with an extreme case of a masked-vigilante's double-life syndrome?
1 draft and 130,000 words later, I'm still keeping my own heart in my throat.
And those words are as old-timey and loquacious as I feel I can get away with--or, as I'll probably eventually pitch it in some third-person blurb, "Capturing the style of the classic novelizations of this thousand year-old tale, Duncan balances on a crumbling etymological ledge between inevitable anachronism and indulgent archaism." (Okay, it's rarely that bad, I almost promise.)
To check out my progress, consult my (almost totally modern) twitter, where I am forced to keep it brutally short and to the point. Interested parties may contact me now to discuss getting an Advance Reader Copy prior to publication.
The heart of any good Robin Hood retelling is the same: hoping, helping, and highway robbery with your found-family! But could I make that heart beat double-time, I wondered, with an extreme case of a masked-vigilante's double-life syndrome?
1 draft and 130,000 words later, I'm still keeping my own heart in my throat.
And those words are as old-timey and loquacious as I feel I can get away with--or, as I'll probably eventually pitch it in some third-person blurb, "Capturing the style of the classic novelizations of this thousand year-old tale, Duncan balances on a crumbling etymological ledge between inevitable anachronism and indulgent archaism." (Okay, it's rarely that bad, I almost promise.)
To check out my progress, consult my (almost totally modern) twitter, where I am forced to keep it brutally short and to the point. Interested parties may contact me now to discuss getting an Advance Reader Copy prior to publication.
Bieran the Peerless
A companion novella to Grace the Mace, this high-stakes action-adventure has momentarily taken a back seat to I Am Nottingham.
Featuring the dislikable heroine of Grace the Mace, this fantasy novella will follow her into the story of a possibly even more dislikable prince, his unhappy family, his politically endangered mountain kingdom, and demons—dislikable demons.
There are likable things though! The prose, the prince's acerbic wit, the prince's unhappy brother. Character development! Dangerous magic! Training montages! (Wait--everybody loves training montages, right?)
Okay, so maybe the pitch is a work-in-progress, too.
Featuring the dislikable heroine of Grace the Mace, this fantasy novella will follow her into the story of a possibly even more dislikable prince, his unhappy family, his politically endangered mountain kingdom, and demons—dislikable demons.
There are likable things though! The prose, the prince's acerbic wit, the prince's unhappy brother. Character development! Dangerous magic! Training montages! (Wait--everybody loves training montages, right?)
Okay, so maybe the pitch is a work-in-progress, too.
