aka The John Dee Chronicles
I’m an author of cosy Tudor historical fiction. These blog posts relate to my published oeuvre.
This brand new novella follows on from Divination: A Conspiracy of Blood. The ebook is available for FREE after a simple email signup on my website. Here’s the signup page This ebook can also be purchased from Amazon, Apple Books and most other ebook retailers. I am creating a paperback version for people who like to hold the physical … Read more
Divination is FREE at all good eBook stores – or here on my website. Synopsis Cambridge University, 1547. John Dee finds himself in mortal danger when a visiting Polish astronomer is murdered hours after revealing revolutionary astrological techniques. Pursued by ruthless agents determined to suppress knowledge of a royal coup, Dee is forced from his scholarly … Read more
Sometimes the best adventures come in the most delightful packages. I’m thrilled to announce that both Divination: A Conspiracy of Blood and Speculation: Undercurrents of Treachery are now available as beautifully crafted 6×9 inch paperbacks. There’s something wonderfully satisfying about holding a real book in your hands, especially when you’re settling in for a cosy … Read more
When Weddings Meet Rebellion The most dangerous guest at a Tudor castle? The dead one. I’m delighted to announce that Insurrection: Weddings Can Be Murder is now available in both ebook and paperback! The third book in the Predestination series takes Dr. John Dee and his beloved companions to Allington Castle in Kent, where the … Read more
I’m very happy to announce that final editing is complete on Insurrection (book three in the series) and we’re working on the cover art. As soon as the art is finalised, I’ll give you a preview here, and you can expect the book itself very shortly after that. Watch this space!
FREE and available now! The BookCompanion app is available now in Apple App Stores around the world. It offers Predestination book series content and Tudor England history support. Free at the Apple AppStore Compatibility The same app works on iPhones and on iPads, but your device OS does need to be fairly up to date; … Read more
One question I often get is, ‘When will John Dee, Jack, and Kat return?’ Another is, ‘What happened to Kat at the end of Predestination?’ Never fear, the answer is near! John, Jack, and Kat will return in the sequel which I am currently writing (spring 2024) with a hoped for publication date of summer 2024. … Read more
Proclamation Poetry will be the death of me, is finally published. Initially available as paperback at Amazon, and eBook on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited. This sequel picks up where Predestination ended, in the summer of 1553. King Edward VI has passed away and England faces the prospect of abiding by Edward’s ‘Devise for the Succession’ and … Read more
Resurrection: The Heresy of a Jesuit, is the prequel to my Predestination series. It was published yesterday and will be available on all the normal sites (Amazon, Apple iBooks, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, etc) within a day or two of this post. Resurrection is centred on the young John Dee’s visit to Paris (France) in … Read more
I am pleased to provide an early ‘reveal’ of the cover for Resurrection: The Heresy of a Jesuit. All parts of a novel require slavish attention to detail, and that is especially true of the cover art. It is, after all, the ‘face’ of the manuscript, and needs to both be recognisable and to evoke … Read more