1081 AD. The young Roman Emperor, Alexios, sits upon an unsteady throne. Threatened on all sides, the Empire is also bitterly divided between pretenders to the imperial throne. As Alexios staggers from one crisis to the next, the very survival of the ancient realm of the Caesars is in doubt.

A new threat arises in the shape of Robert Guiscard, an all-conquering Norman warlord. As Guiscard's unstoppable armies smash their way into the empire, destroying cities and slaughtering entire armies, Alexios has only hope left. He turns to his feared English mercenaries, the Varangian Guard. The fate of the empire rests on their broad shoulders...

The tale of this bloody and brutal time is written by Thorkell Skaldsson, once a bard in the service of Waltheof, the last English earl. In old age, thousands of miles from England, he still mourns the conquest of his homeland. Before he dies, Thorkell has vowed to write the truth...of Duke William, Harold Hardrada and Sweyn of Denmark, of the Emperor Alexios and the mighty city of Micklegarth...of the fall and rise of the English.

The Northman has one last saga to tell...

THE CONQUEROR (THE BLOODY HAND SAGA BOOK 5) is by David Pilling, author of The Champion series, Longsword, Leader of Battles, Reiver, Caesar's Sword, Edward I and Wales, and many other fiction and nonfiction works.

1076 AD. After the slaughter of his comrades in Iberia, Thorkell leads the few survivors to Constantinople, the Great City, capital of the Roman Empire. He finds the empire in a state of bloody confusion. The emperor is under siege, attacked by a mighty host of Seljuq Turks, while his realm is torn apart by civil war.

To gain the emperor's favour, Thorkell leads his English warriors in a desperate attempt to break the siege of Constantinople. At the same time a young and ambitious Roman general, Alexios, raises a new army in the east.

The tale of this bloody and brutal time is written by Thorkell Skaldsson, once a bard in the service of Waltheof, the last English earl. In old age, thousands of miles from England, he still mourns the conquest of his homeland. Before he dies, Thorkell has vowed to write the truth...of Duke William, Harold Hardrada and Sweyn of Denmark, of the Emperor Alexios and the mighty city of Micklegarth...of the fall and rise of the English.

The Northman has one last saga to tell...

THE OUTLAW (THE BLOODY HAND SAGA BOOK 4) is by David Pilling, author of The Champion series, Longsword, Leader of Battles, Reiver, Caesar's Sword, Edward I and Wales, and many other fiction and nonfiction works.

1486. The new king, Henry VII, sits on an unsteady throne. His victory over Richard III at Bosworth has not ended the Yorkist threat. England is rife with conspiracy and rebellion.

Henry relies on his cousin, William Griffith of Penrhyn, as spymaster. After saving the king's life at York, William is now entrusted with hunting down Yorkist agents.

A boy named Lambert Simnel is declared to be one of the missing princes in the Tower. He gains support from the Earl of Lincoln, who smuggles Lambert over to Ireland. There he is proclaimed king. A new Yorkist army gathers to invade England and destroy Henry.

Suddenly England is plunged back into civil war. As another deadly battle looms, William is thrown into a deadly game of treason and conspiracy. As he lurches from one danger to the next, the question looms...can the White Rose be crushed for good?

TUDOR SPY (2): THE WHITE ROSE is part two of a new series of novellas by David Pilling, author of the Leader of Battles series, Caesar's Sword, The White Hawk, Longsword and many others novels, short stories and nonfiction works.

“I am En Pascal of Valencia, the Adalid, the Champion, the Leader of Hosts, and this is my tale”.

1303 AD: The army of France has been smashed at the battle of Courtrai. In the aftermath of this shocking defeat, the enemies of Philip of France seize their opportunity. In Scotland, Edward Longshanks prepares to launch his final effort at conquest. In Aquitaine, the English join forces with local rebels to drive out the French.

King Edward sends En Pascal, his new seneschal of Aquitaine, to lead the revolt. When he reaches the duchy, Pascal must confront murder and treason and a string of deadly civil wars. He then uncovers a dark conspiracy that reaches beyond Aquitaine, to Rome and the very heart of power in Christendom...

En Pascal of Valencia, the poor knight of Aragon, tells the tale of these bloody wars. Exiled from his native land, he now serves the English as warrior, spy and assassin. Pascal stands high in the king's favour, but knows all too well how quickly the wheel can turn...

THE CHAMPION (V): BLOOD AND HONOUR is a historical fiction thriller by David Pilling, author of the Leader of Battles series, Caesar's Sword, The White Hawk, Longsword and many more.

Pilling is also the author of two nonfiction works: REBELLION AGAINST HENRY III 1265-1274 and EDWARD I AND WALES 1254-1307, both published by Pen & Sword.

The world is dying.

As their planet slides into chaos, two young men are drawn together by forces beyond their control. Born at the same time, on opposite ends of the world, they are destined to follow the same path.

Driven by fate, the pair embark on a journey to the centre of the World Apparent. Here savage enemies lie in wait. As kingdoms and empires go to war, they glimpse other worlds that lie beyond the physical plane.

Created and manipulated by demonic forces, they must seize control of their destiny, conquer their fears, vanquish their enemies and prevent the very disaster they are supposed to bring about. But first they must learn the power to do so lies within...

“They called their new land England...”

1076 AD. William the Conqueror reigns supreme in England. After many years of bitter warfare, all his enemies are dead or defeated. The Norman king has imposed an iron grip on the land. His dreaded castles, filled with brutal foreign soldiers, cover the kingdom from sea to sea.

Yet some of the English refuse to accept defeat. A band of nobles decide to leave England forever and go into exile. These men collect a fleet of three hundred ships and take an army of picked men, to find a new homeland where they can live in freedom. An epic voyage lies ahead...

The tale of this bloody and brutal time is written by Thorkell Skaldsson, once a bard in the service of Waltheof, the last English earl. In old age, thousands of miles from England, he still mourns the conquest of his homeland. Before he dies, Thorkell has vowed to write the truth...of Duke William, Harold Hardrada and Sweyn of Denmark, of the Emperor Alexios and the mighty city of Micklegarth...of the fall and rise of the English.

The Northman has one last saga to tell...

THE OUTLAW (THE BLOODY HAND SAGA BOOK 3) is by David Pilling, author of The Champion series, Longsword, Leader of Battles, Reiver, Caesar's Sword, Edward I and Wales, and many other fiction and nonfiction works.

THE OUTLAW (THE BLOODY HAND SAGA BOOK 2) is by David Pilling, author of The Champion series, Longsword, Leader of Battles, Reiver, Caesar's Sword, Edward I and Wales, and many other fiction and nonfiction works.