Sean Ellis

Sean Ellis

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Sean Ellis enjoys a lifelong love affair with adventure.   His early years were spent emulating Tom Sawyer (though he campaigned for the role of Huck Finn in a grade school production thereof) on the banks of the Siletz River in Oregon.  As a teenager, he pursued an elusive pirate legend and combed the Pacific coast for buried treasure.  He has searched for Mayan ruins in the jungles of Honduras and chased after the Golden City of Cibola in the American Southwest.  Sean enjoys adventure racing, competitive mountain biking and has competed in several off-road triathlons.  He is also a decorated combat veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan 2006-2007) where among other duties performed, he played chauffeur to filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) during the filming of the documentary Where in the World is Osama bin Laden.  If you look real close, you may catch a glimpse.  Sean now resides in Anchorage where he is currently seeking a degree in Natural Resources conservation, and daily experiences his greatest adventure: fatherhood.

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p><span><span>Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed everything to his father. Who was this Godwine, first Earl of Wessex and known as the Kingmaker? Was he an unscrupulous schemer, using King and Witan to gain power? Or was he the greatest of all Saxon Earls, protector of the English against the hated Normans? The answer depends on who you ask. He was befriended by the Danes, raised up by Canute the Great, given an Earldom and a wife from the highest Danish ranks. He sired nine children, among them four Earls, a Queen and a future King. Along with his power came a struggle to keep his enemies at bay, and Godwine's best efforts were brought down by the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn. Although he became father-in-law to a reluctant Edward the Confessor, his fortunes dwindled as the Normans gained prominence at court. Driven into exile, Godwine regathered his forces and came back even stronger, only to discover that his second son Harold was destined to surpass him in renown and glory.</span></span></p>

Story Behind The Book

Imagine a collision between the ancient mystery thrillers of Dan Brown and the explosive action Hollywood blockbuster films...well, anything by Michael Bay, and you've got the Nick Kismet books. A quest to unravel a mystery as old as time leads to a non-stop thrill ride that will keep you guessing to the final page.

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