by Dan | May 13, 2020 | writing
See below a documentary on YouTube about the first horse riders in history; the Botai (who had no successors) and then the Yamnaya (one of the most successful people ever). It is simplified in the way that documentaries are when compared to books. But it has genuine...
by Dan | May 13, 2020 | writing
Would you eat a 36,000 year old steak? In 1979 a gold miner discovered a mummified steppe bison in Alaska. As the body was stained blue by iron phosphate deposits it was given the name Blue Babe – after Paul Bunyan’s mythical giant ox that permanently turned...
by Dan | May 13, 2020 | writing
One of the most crucial technological developments for steppe nomads (actually practising transhumance in most cases) was the invention of a tent that was up to the challenge. The challenge being something that could be packed up on wagons to be transported between...
by Dan | May 13, 2020 | writing
In about 1300 BC in the sodden marshland of the Tollense Valley in northern Germany, 5,000 warriors assembled in two great armies. All were men aged between 20 and 40. Many were veterans of other raids and battles, with the scarred bodies to prove it. The invading...
by Dan | Dec 29, 2019 | Galactic Arena, Gods of Bronze, Indie publishing, writing
Thanks very much for all your questions! I recorded myself answering them. Please watch it now and subscribe to my YouTube channel! If you have any further questions please do let me know. Cheers!
by Dan | Dec 20, 2019 | Indie publishing, writing
What do you REALLY want to know about me and my work? When is the new series out?What’s going on with the Galactic Arena series?Where do I do my writing?What are my favourite films/books/authors?What’s my favourite period of history?Which of my owns books...
