Forthcoming Books: 2010 edition

[Brenna]

[quote=Tanzanite;67573]Atlas of Medieval Britain by Christopher Daniell. Non-fiction. UK release December 1, 2010.

Sorry for whatever reason, the quote button didn't work for my above post. My statement above was meant for this particular quote.

[Tanzanite]

The Forest Laird by Jack Whyte. (I can only find this listed on Amazon Canada - no listing on the US or UK site ) Canadian release September 21, 2010. In the pre-dawn hours of August 24, 1305 a.d., in London's Smithfield Prison, the outlaw William Wallace, who is to be executed at dawn, is visited by a Scottish priest who has come to hear his last Confession. So begins The Forest Laird, the first book in Jack Whyte’s masterful new trilogy. Wallace's story leads us through his many lives—as an outlaw and a fugitive, a hero and a patriot, a rebel and a kingmaker. He is the first heroic figure from the Scottish Wars of Independence brought blazingly to life in Jack Whyte's new trilogy, the Guardians, and will be followed by his two compatriots Robert the Bruce, King of Scots; and Sir James Douglas, known as The Black Douglas. Their exploits and escapades, desperate struggles and medieval savagery, high ideals and fierce patriotism are the stuff of legends, and the soul and substance of these epic novels.

[Brenna]

[quote=Tanzanite;68127]The Forest Laird by Jack Whyte. (I can only find this listed on Amazon Canada - no listing on the US or UK site ) Canadian release September 21, 2010.

I found this on his website:. It says "start" September 23,2010- I don't know if that means it will be released on that day in the U.S or not...nothing on amazon.com/us like you said!


Forest Laird Release
Wed, 08/25/2010 - 1:08am — Mark
Start: 09/23/2010 1:03 am
Timezone: America/Los Angeles
In the pre-dawn hours of August 24, 1305 a.d., in London's Smithfield Prison, the outlaw William Wallace, who is to be executed at dawn, is visited by a Scottish priest who has come to hear his last Confession. So begins The Forest Laird, the first book in Jack Whyte’s masterful new trilogy. Wallace's story leads us through his many lives—as an outlaw and a fugitive, a hero and a patriot, a rebel and a kingmaker. He is the first heroic figure from the Scottish Wars of Independence brought blazingly to life in Jack Whyte's new trilogy, the Guardians, and will be followed by his two compatriots Robert the Bruce, King of Scots; and Sir James Douglas, known as The Black Douglas. Their exploits and escapades, desperate struggles and medieval savagery, high ideals and fierce patriotism are the stuff of legends, and the soul and substance of these epic novels.

[annis]

Jack Whyte's Forest Laird came up earlier on a thread about William Wallace, and the fact that he and Robert Bruce are simultaneously the subject of several forthcoming series by different authors!

http://www.historicalfictiononline.c...ead.php?t=3618

[SGM]

There's a new English civil war novel out called Traitor's Blood by Michael Arnold -- from the Royalist POV. It is suggested it is a sort of civil war Bernard Cornwell. I haven't read any of the Sharpe books so I can't comment on that. Its the first of a new series with this book starting with Edgehill and (sort of) ending at the Battle of Turnham Green which perhaps not strangely is the subject of Stephen Porter's recent NF The Battle for London -- which is fascinating. There's lots of action but as I don't really follow the details of battles merely the reasons for and the consequences of them, I can't tell how accurate the picture is and don't really care. It seemed OK and nothing grabbed me as being horrendously wrong -- although I am not used to Henrietta Maria being portrayed in quite that way.

[annis]

Nicholas Carter had a go at something similar back in the 1990s with his Shadows on the Crown series

Don't know what happened to Carter -he also wrote a couple of books about a group of Renaissance mercenaries. I enjoyed his novels, but he just seemed to disappear.

[annis]

One for Misfit - Nancy Goldstone's non-fiction book about Joanna I of Naples (subject of Alan Savage's salacious novel, Queen of the Night), due out later this year.

Only question is, what is it called?
I've found 3 listings on Amazon UK with different release dates.

We have variously:

The Ornament of Italy: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem and Sicily and Countess of Provence apparently due out Aug 2010, but not yet released.

The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily
listed for release Oct. 2010

Joanna: The Notorious Queen of Naples, Jerusalem and Sicily, due out Nov. 2010

[SonjaMarie]

I read this one "The Lady Queen: The Notorious Reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusalem, and Sicily".

SM