Daring Dashwood - gentleman adventurer, or bumbling idiot? Find out as he and his valet, Argyle, brave the post-apocalyptic Capital Wasteland. Follow the continuing adventures of Herbert "Daring" Dashwood in this series of short scripts based on Fallout 3's in-game radio plays!

A document purporting to be a new translation of four of Pliny the Younger’s letters to Tacitus, outlining the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 A.D. and the subsequent banishment of both Plinies, with notes by the translator. This is a submission for the Spring 2013 Historical Fiction smackdown, round 4. The theme this round was ALTERNATE HISTORY, so a big chunk of the described events never happened. PLEASE do not assume that anything you read here is historically accurate – though much of it is, much of it is not! Words: 2830 Time period: Ancient Rome Video Selected: ‘Pompeii’

Titus Rutilius Lupus is a legionary in the Roman army. He finds himself promoted to the rank of Centurion after his squad save the lives of the Governor's family. The Governor's brother, Senator Braccus has Titus transfered to the Praetorian Guard to form one of his new special action squads. Rome didn't always send in the legions.... Prologue - Becoming an Orphan.

Three people with three different perspectives live through the First Crusade siege of Nicaea. Submission for Historical Fiction Spring 2013 Smackdown, Round 2. For this round, we had to write a story set during the Crusades, using 4 of 8 pictures and 3 of nine quotes. Words: 4291 Time Period: First Crusade Pictures: 4 (blond boy with a letter), 5 (Hobbits - I mean travellers - in a mountain pass), 8 (A young woman defending the walls of her city through the power of awesomeness), 11 (a fight in a square - specifically, that square down the street from Rick's Cafe Americain in 'Casablanca', the one Ugarte dies in) Quotes: 2. “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.” 3. “A sure death, zero chance on success. What are we waiting for?” 6. "You're afraid of what might happen, but I'm afraid of what is happening."

This book is now available on Amazon and unfortunately they won't allow me to put it up elsewhere for free, not even the unedited draft. Sorry! The Vikings! Aelswyn had heard about them, all the tales of their barbaric behaviour, the rapes and pillages, the massacres, the burnt villages. But she never thought they would dare to attack her father's stronghold. And that they would succeed...

Elizabeth of York married Henry Tudor after the bloody War of the Roses ended. Their first son, Arthur, represented everything England needed: union, peace and prosperity. The Houses of York and Lancaster finally together in one. However, Elizabeth had a horrible feeling as she held him for the first time: that her precious boy would never be King of England. Join Elizabeth and Arthur in this story about the first Tudor years. Experience ingredients of life at Henry VII's court: power, revenge, secrets, sorcery and, unexpectedly, true love. **This is the sequel of THE YORK ROSE, but the story does stand for itself**