Penmore Press

03/06/2025

Two centuries later, James Boschert’s TALON because embroiled in Byzantine warfare with tactics resembling those described in this war manual. In _Greek Fire_, book 4 in James Boschert’s 9-volume Talon saga, the Templar Knights send Talon on a secret mission to Constantinople, where disaffected aristocrats are fanning the flames of sedition and making reckless deals with implacable enemies bent on the Empire’s destruction. With Boschert, you are * in * the battle!
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Discover ingenious ways to outsmart and defeat a medieval army without direct confrontation, as detailed in the 10th-century Byzantine military manual, the Sylloge Tacticorum.

29/05/2025

J.G. Harlond author has shared this wonderful article about Viking navigation, which shores up some of her own interpretations of research on the topic. Set sail in the knarr with Finn, Harlond’s incongruous hero, in _The Doomsong Voyage_!
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New research shows that Vikings sailed farther from land than previously thought, using a network of offshore harbours and navigating by myths and mental maps.

20/05/2025

T.D. Severin - Author shared that he is awed by thetxLitChic's analysis of his new medical thriller _Deadly Vision_. ThetxLitChic concludes: "This isn’t just a novel – it’s a deeply thought-provoking exploration of medicine, science, politics, and the real-world challenges faced by those trying to push the world forward.” ! https://thetxlitchic.com/severin-t-d-deadly-vision/

I want to thank T.D. Severin for sending me a copy of Deadly Vision to read and review. This book is one any true psychological, medical, science thriller reader won’t want to miss. I enjoyed this during the driving time on our recent vacation, so it took a little longer to read than normal since ...

15/05/2025

Marc Liebman, author of the Jaco Jacinto Age of Sail series, posits that… letters of marque may not be dead! What are letters of marque and why is it surprising that this concept may still be alive? Marc explains in his latest blog entry: https://marcliebman.com/letters-of-marque-may-not-be-dead/

The word marque comes from the French Provençal dialect word marca or marca which translates “to seize or pledge.” The crown (the ruling king or duke) would write a letter to the individual that would authorize him to man and equip a ship to take ships of a specific country or countries. Hence ...

14/05/2025

Looks like Rod Vick had a devil of a launch for _The Book of Devils_ last week!
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12/05/2025

It’s wonderful to know that the Hagia Sophia — which James Boschert described as it was in the 12th century in _Greek Fire, Book 4 in his Talon series -- is being reinforced to last through earthquakes!
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Turkish authorities have begun restoring the dome of Hagia Sophia to improve its earthquake resilience—a major project for the nearly 1,500-year-old structure with a long history of seismic damage.

07/05/2025

What a great accomplishment — busting out of the worldview that scholarship was only for his own caste, the religious orders, and on a continent that was new to this type of book, too!

The first public library in the Americas has more than 45,000 books dating back to the 15th century.

05/05/2025

T.D. Severin - Author creatively tantalizes readers with scenes from his medical thriller _Deadly Vision_… And what is that soundtrack?!

02/05/2025

This painting, "Four frigates capturing Spanish treasure ships, 5 October 1804," by Francis Sartorius Jr, tries to tell in two dimensions what Penmore Press readers get in... I don't know... how many dimensions take place in a reader's head? It must be at least 4, because following the action through time is a huge part of the reading experience! Here's how this Napoleonic War-era battle is described on wikimediacommons: "Four Spanish frigates with a rich shipment from Montevideo headed for Cadiz. The cargo was ultimately destined for France and therefore potentially for use against the British. Four British frigates lay in wait to capture them and the two squadrons met on 5 October. The senior British commander Captain Graham Moore asked the Spanish Admiral to surrender. When he refused, action commenced, and within ten minutes the Spanish ‘Mercedes’ had blown up with the loss of all but one officer and 45 men. Half an hour later the Spanish ships ‘Medea’ and ‘Clara’ both surrendered. The Spanish ‘Fama’ tried to escape but also surrendered after she was chased by the British ‘Lively’. Sartorius has arranged the eight ships of the two opposing squadrons across the canvas in pairs. In the right foreground the ‘Lively fires into the ‘Clara’. Ahead of them is the exploding ‘Mercedes’ with the stern of the British ‘Amphion’ beyond her. To the left and ahead the British ‘Indefatigable’ and Spanish ‘Medea’ on the right are in close action. Beyond them the British ‘Medusa’ and Spanish ‘Fama’ are also firing at each other." Not bad! But this writer neglected to mention what the Spanish-language commentator on the painting included: this battle gave rise to a declaration of war against England and was the "immediate antecedent" to the Battle of Trafalgar, which took place 16 days later! Engage in sea battles galore through Penmore Press nautical fiction.

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02/05/2025

Penmore Press is VERY PLEASED to announce that Ron Singerton's novel _Ruptured_ has WON a FIRST PLACE AWARD in the Global Thriller category of the Chanticleer Book Awards. Ron says he wrote _Ruptured_ as "a novel for our times." CONGRATULATIONS, RON!!! Ron and his wife Darla attended the awards ceremony on April 5th at the beautiful Bellingham Yacht Club in Bellingham, Washington.
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https://www.chantireviews.com/2025/04/15/the-global-thriller-2024-book-awards-winners-for-high-stakes-suspense/

30/04/2025

John Coltrane and his group's recording of Roger's and Hammerstein's My Favorite Things "*is* the melting pot." "[C]omposed by the grandsons of German and Russian Jews, about an Austrian family fleeing the N***s on their way to America, played by an African American genius in a vernacular American style, produced by [a] Turkish American..." Hoing and Hileman's novel _In the Blood_ explores what it's like for young, talented, white and *female* jazz saxophonist K.C. Brown to break into jazz despite opposition from, literally, everybody...
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Looking back at the moment when one of our greatest jazzmen raised the stakes for everyone who came after

29/04/2025

On May 7th Rod Vick is hosting an exciting book launch for his new fantasy thriller _The Book of Devils_, book 2 in the Five Ancient Elements series. It will include a look at the Ancient Egyptian mysteries that factored into world-building for the book. There will also be a Pandemonium of Prizes! (pun intended) You can sign up for a chance to win a copy of the book at the event or at www.rodvick.com . Rod will also read from _The Book of Devils_ and autograph copies. It will be held at the Mukwonago, Wisconsin, Community Library from 6 to 7pm. Tell a friend!
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