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Richard Denning

Richard Denning

About

Hi - I am Richard Denning. I was born in Ilkeston in Derbyshire and I live in Sutton Coldfield in the West Midlands. I am currently working as a General Practitioner with a North Birmingham practice. I am 43 and am married with two children (Helen and Matthew)

Activities and Interests

I am a writer with a strong interest in historical settings as well as horror and fantasy.

Reading - Well I love to. Here are some of my favourite books
Lord of the Rings 
Sharpe Series (Bernard Cornwell and his other books) 
Eagle Series Simon Scarrow 
Disk world books - Terry Pratchett 
Neverwhere Neil Gaiman

Gaming
I am also a keen player of board games and other games and run UK Games Expo (the UK's largest mixed format Games convention). I am a game designer and in October 2010 I released my first Board Game inspired by the Great Fire on London.

My websites 
http://www.richarddenning.co.uk 
http://www.medusagames.co.uk 
http://www.UKGamesExpo.co.uk

Buy my books:

http://www.merciabooks.co.uk/buying.html

You can email me on r.denning@btinternet.com

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

Time travel could be a curse, not a gift. I am fascinated by alternate realities, the what "might have beens" of history and the possibilities that arise if someone could change the past. Tomorrow's Guardian is about all that.

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<p align="center" class="style4" style="color:#111111;"> </p> <p align="left" class="style6" style="color:#000000;font-style:italic;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;">'Richard Denning, ... keeps the action fast and furious for the other 400 or so pages of the book. Diving in and out of time, and in and out of the Twisted Reality (the other universe), there's never a dull moment as the inevitable confrontation with the evil Redfeld, villain of the piece, comes closer and closer.'</p> <p align="left" class="style6" style="color:#000000;font-style:italic;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;">'I recommend it to readers around Tom's age, many of whom I confidently expect to absolutely love it. '</p> <p align="left" class="style5" style="color:#000000;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;">Read the full review here: <a href="http://thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php?title=Tomorrow" style="color:#936307;">http://thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php?title=Tomorrow's_Guardian_by_Richard_Denning</a></p> <p> </p> <p align="center" class="style4" style="color:#111111;"><span style="font-family:'Arial Black';"><a href="http://www.merciabooks.co.uk/news.html" style="color:#666666;">I received Tomorrows Guardian on Thursday and my youngest James (10) and I are reading it together. It's causing bedtime issues in that he wants to read more than time allows.<br /> Great story. Sue</a></span></p> <p align="center" class="style4" style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://www.merciabooks.co.uk/news.html" style="color:#936307;"><span style="font-family:'Arial Black';">I can see this as a movie. Can I be in it?<br /> Helen aged 13</span></a></p> <p align="center" class="style4" style="color:#111111;"><span class="style9" style="color:#000000;"><a href="http://www.merciabooks.co.uk/news.html" style="color:#936307;"><span style="font-family:'Arial Black';">This book is amazing<br /> Lily aged 13</span></a></span></p>