Musings on film, tv, books, games, music, writing, food, drink and life in general.
The Pale Horseman, sequel to The Last Kingdom, sees Uhtred, who we are constantly reminded was born as a Saxon in Northumbria but was raised as a Dane, defying the peace that was negotiated between pious King Alfred and the Danish chieftain Guthrum.
It surprised me to read somewhere recently that Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder have only been in four films together. Here’s a post dedicated to those movies which includes spoilers.
The Last Kingdom is the first book in a series by Bernard Cornwell dedicated to telling the story of the formation of England by Alfred the Great in late 800s.
My new novel Black Book is now available in paperback or for 99p in Kindle format from Amazon.
A character guide to accompany my new book Black Book – sequel to Broken, Lucky and Bad Blood.
Here’s a quick run down of some of the films I watched over the festive period. These were: Downsizing, The Irishman, Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, Angel Has Fallen, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, The Snowman, 6 Underground, Bumblebee, Table 19, Before I Go To Sleep, Between Two Ferns and Siberia.
I pick out my top five reads of 2019: Railsea, All The Light We Cannot See, The Last Days of New Paris, Bright Shiny Morning, and Mythos.
