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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

The Maker of Worlds

The Maker of Worlds

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<p style="padding:0px;margin:0px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="font-weight:700;font-style:italic;">If you had the chance to remake the world, what kind of world would you choose?</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span>When tragedy strikes Lucas Mack's young life, he desperately yearns to escape its sorrow, and takes an improbable leap through the mythical maelstrom. Rather than splashing down on the far side like his neighbors, he's transported to a magical realm where he has the power to redefine not only who he is, but the world in which he resides.</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span>As he stumbles about trying to find his way, he meets Mia, an equally troubled fellow pilgrim. With the help of a mystical guide and an aging wizard, they navigate the enchanted land while learning to control their newfound powers. Yet this realm is more complex than they expected, with seasoned sorcerers who've been corrupted by the sinister side of magic.</span></p><p style="padding:0px;margin:-4px 0px 14px;color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;"><span>Limited by natural law and seduced by magic's power, they are tested as never before. Will the gift of magic bring renewed hope or drive them to the edge of the void?</span></p>

Story Behind The Book

I find this time period fascinating. The period of history following the departure of Roman troops from Britain in about the year 416 and lasting until the reign of Alfred the Great almost five hundred years later, represent the most poorly documented in the history of Britain. Enormous changes overtook the Island. Large parts of the country passed from the domination of one race to a completely different one. Place names, history, culture and language were swept away. Invasions, battles and wanton destruction raged across the land as never before, or after. In this time, there would have been heroes and villains. Legends would have arisen. Folk would have spoken with familiarity of battles and warlords, as we today talk of celebrities and sports teams. Amongst all this, normal people lived normal lives. People were born and died. They lived and loved, as we do today. Yet we know almost nothing about these people. That seems unfair to me - so I decided to write a fiction set in this time. Hope you enjoy it.

Media Links

History of War Review

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MIniature Wargames Review

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Book Bag Review

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Reviews

<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.75pt;margin-right:0mm;margin-bottom:9.75pt;margin-left:0mm;text-align:center;"> </p> <p style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;"><strong>What Jill Murphy on the Book Bag says about The Amber Treasure:</strong></p> <p style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;"><em>'Enjoyable novel set in sixth century Northumbria. Accurate detail and vivid fight scenes together with an engaging central character and his coming-of-age make this an absorbing read for fans of historical fiction...'</em></p> <p style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;">Read the full review here:</p> <p style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:10px;margin-left:0px;"><a href="http://thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php?title=The_Amber_Treasure_by_Richard_Denning" style="color:#936307;">http://thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php?title=The_Amber_Treasure_by_</a></p> <p style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><em style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;">'...well written and entertaining novel, which has a sympathetic lead character and a good feel for its very obscure period and for the brutal nature of battle in the shield wall'</em></p> <p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:9.75pt;margin-right:0mm;margin-bottom:9.75pt;margin-left:0mm;text-align:center;"><span><span style="line-height:normal;"><a class="linkdark" href="http://www.historyofwar.org/bookpage/denning_amber_treasure.html" style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;font-size:12px;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">From History of War - Review - The Amber Treasure</a></span><span style="line-height:16px;">.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p>