Now releasing The Amber Treasure by Richard Denning
Historical fiction from new-to-the-site Richard Denning. Check out The Amber Treasure:
Cerdic is the nephew of a great warrior who died a hero of the Anglo-Saxon country of Deira.
Growing up in a quiet village, he dreams of the glories of battle and of one day writing his name into the sagas. He experiences the true horrors of war, however, when his home is attacked, his sister kidnapped, his family betrayed and his uncle’s legendary sword stolen.
Cerdic is thrown into the struggles that will determine the future of 6th century Britain and must show courageous leadership and overcome treachery, to save his kingdom, rescue his sister and return home with his uncle’s sword.
The Amber Treasure is Historical Fiction set in Dark Age Northumbria
The first five episodes are released. Get your own custom feed and you’ll get one episode sent down at a time until the book is finished. Or you can get a default feed and get episodes as they come out.
March 5th, 2010 at 5:54 am
HI there everyone.
I am glad my book is live. I have found a short error on the first episode – entirely my own fault where two clips over lap. A new version of this edition is being uploaded BUT I just wanted to apologise to anyone who has the old version.
I have learnt yet another lesson in doing audiobooks: You think you have heard the whole episode but sit back and listen to it without interruption.
Thanks
Richard
April 7th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
Great story so far, really enjoying it. Keep up the superb storytelling.
May 21st, 2010 at 6:11 am
The narrators voice fits with this story perfectly. The whole story is well paced and developed. I’ve never been terribly interested in the war between the Saxons and the Welsh, but the story was engaging.
June 20th, 2010 at 5:42 pm
This book is simply excellent. I’m not sure how accurate the depictions are of dark ages North Umbria, but you wouldn’t know it from the completely believable descriptions in the book. There is little poetry in the writing nor in the telling, but that perfectly fits the story, with it’s dirty people caught in the middle of a most nasty business.
Can’t say enough in favor here. The whole package feels much like a Nathan Lowell presentation, or at least the Share books, with it’s first person narrator basically telling what happened. You feel like Cerdic is the guy sitting next to you at the bar spilling out this story, and what a story it is. I’ll be camping outside the doors of the Villa waiting for the sequel, which simply begs to be told. Listen and you will find out why.
August 25th, 2010 at 2:07 pm
Richard John Denning, thank you for this story. It has helped renew my interest in this period of human history. I found it to be very entertaining and informative. The first time I listened to a few chapters, while working on my computer and it never really grabbed me. Last week I put it in my mp3 player with good noise-reducing headphones and started it from the beginning. I am glad that I did, your story transported me to those times. That is a wonderful thing! Thanks, Joseph W. aka WaterRabbit, Cape Cod, MA, USA, Earth
March 30th, 2011 at 4:01 pm
Very Very Well Done….I, Personally, am glad to finally have a period novel from an Anglo/Saxon POV… Can’t tell ya how many Celtic novels I’ve read and/or listened too and while they were all very very good, I did feel that the stories were all a bit one-sided… Nice to finally have a contrasting view..
April 16th, 2011 at 9:38 am
This historical novel, told through the words of a young man who came of age in battle, had me enchanted form the beginning. I am fascinated by well researched and well written pieces of history and this tale satisfied both. I know how much time it takes to do research so a novel can present an accurate life and times of the period and I know Richard did not spare any of the time needed here. The details that created the daily lives of the Dark Ages of Northumbria were so well detailed, I could smell the smoke and hear the arrows fly by my ears. I kept waiting for Ӕthelred and Ӕlfred to show up and rescue them!
I cared about the characters, cheered them when involved in the well-choreographed fight scenes and celebratory occasions and cringed during the times I thought they were done for.
Richard is an excellent storyteller and I look forward to more of his work.
Thank you.
Arlene Radasky
Author of The Fox