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Current project has been short listed!
Very proud to announce that my current project, The Western King (WIP), has been shortlisted in the Historical Novel Society's First Chapters Competition!
Land of Morrow
A disgraced knight. A realm in chaos. A darkness that will not stay buried. When the Black Death breathes new life into the forsaken, Alister Warde must fight not just for survival, but for the fate of the land.
In 1349, as King Edward III holds an extravagant feast on St. George’s Day, honoring his most loyal knights with a new order, Alister Warde, war hero of Crécy, awaits execution in the pits of Windsor. The feast may distract the court from the shadow of the Black Death, but when the afflicted begin to rise as something inhuman, the pestilence consumes the land from the south northward.
With the aid of an old friend, Alister is freed into a world gripped by calamity. Fighting for survival, he joins others who are lost and terrified as they struggle to make sense of their new reality. In a realm now drowned in chaos, there is no returning home. There is only the chance to build a new one.
As the blood settles and England is transformed, King Edward III’s heir Edward of Woodstock must confront a usurper named Christian Spalding, the self-proclaimed second coming of the Lord who divides the realm. When a pair of twins fleeing the false king stumble into Alister’s fragile refuge, how will their arrival shape the land of morrow?
Keith Mbuya
★★★★★
“This gripping page-turner will grab you by the scruff of your neck, dragging you forward, never loosening its grip until the final word.”
Gaius Konstantine
★★★★★
“Action-packed and gory, Land of Morrow presents a familiar tale with a twist, executed perfectly.”
Maalin Ogaja
★★★★★
"Readers who enjoy flawed, evolving characters and deep friendships forged in crisis will undoubtedly appreciate this story, and I hope to meet Alister and his friends again in another adventure."