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Dave Morris

Dave Morris

About

I was the first boy in Britain to meet a Dalek in the flesh (so to speak) when my Dad took me to the BBC workshops one dark January night in 1964. That early experience probably explains quite a lot. After a childhood spent daydreaming about aliens and vampires, I discovered Marvel Comics and happily gave up all connection with reality to immerse myself in the marvellous worlds of Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, John Romita, Jim Steranko and Neal Adams. Every Saturday I used to head doggedly from newsagent to newsagent, searching out the latest Iron Man or Spider-man comics, which I would buy for 10d each (that’s about 4p in your fancy modern digital money). Since those halcyon days I've written a lot of books. Really, a lot. If you put a copy of every one of my books in a suitcase then you’d need to get a friend to help you lift it. My favorites among my own books are Heart of Ice, a sci-fi interactive adventure story where the Côte d’Azur is a jungle and the Sahara is covered in snow, and my current project, Mirabilis, a comic book epic in the making. I'd say that my fantasy writing has been most influenced by Lord Dunsany, Jack Vance, Mike Mignola and Neil Gaiman, but I should stress that none of those gentlemen is personally to blame.

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

There's a green comet in the sky and things are getting strange. Every day, fantasy and reality are getting harder to tell apart. Witches in bottles, warmongering cabbages from the planet Pluto, and disguised goblins on the loose in London town. Jack Ember is caught between two very unreliable mentors. Gus might be a wizard or a madman - or both. The Kind Gentleman is the sort of faerie godfather who'll grant you three wishes you can't refuse. Both of them have plans for Jack, who's spent his life dreaming of adventure and now is about to get the adventure of a lifetime.

Media Links

Comic Bits Online

🔗 http://www.comicbitsonline.com/2010/12/20/mirabilis-year-of-wonders/

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Down the Tubes

🔗 http://downthetubescomics.blogspot.com/2010/12/mirabilis-graphic-novel-released-as.html

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Forbidden Planet International

🔗 http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/2010/mirabilis-makes-it-to-the-app-store/

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Publishers Weekly

🔗 http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/digital/content-and-e-books/article/45697-the-week-in-apps-january-7-2011.html

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Amazon reader review

🔗 http://www.amazon.com/review/R3GVBIY0FSY2IS/ref=cm_cr_dp_perm?tag=&ie=UTF8&ASIN=B004K1EVGY&nodeID=133140011&linkCode=

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Reviews

<font><font></font></font><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';">&quot;Mirabilis truly is a wonder. I love it. Long may the green comet soar!&quot; - David Fickling<br /><br /> &quot;The book looks glorious – a wonderful story.&quot; - Ben Sharpe, Random House</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';">&quot;Morris allows the intriguing story to unfold at a steady pace.&quot; - SFX magazine</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size:14pt;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size:14pt;color:#222222;">I was completely captivated.&quot; - Lew Stringer</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size:14pt;color:#222222;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size:14pt;color:#222222;">&quot;F</span><span style="font-size:14pt;">ast, packed with adventure, packed with intriguing characters.&quot; - Forbidden Planet International</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman';">&quot;One of my favourite books of the year.&quot; - Book Zone</span></span></p><p></p>