Maybe one day I'll take up this project again and make it a little more consistent. I have a much more critical eye today, as well as a lot more experience with both good and bad literature, and it would be written very differently if I were to start now.

Bear in mind, though, that I was very young when I wrote a good portion of it. Here's what there is so far, in review format, as it does contain information that I haven't seen elsewhere on the net. It could even be called the real beginning to The Million Word March. Looking at it in 2005, after about ten years of inactivity, I still see over 100,000 words and realise that, as bad as much of it is, it must have had a great effect on my future writing. It was never going to be finished, I knew that, but it was something I felt I needed to do. At some point, when still a kid, I started an encyclopaedia of the modern horror novel, which would contain reviews and bibliographic information on all the horror novels I could find. I remember picking up James Herberts and Guy N Smiths when I was less than ten years old, and I've been an avid reader and collector ever since. It is a roller-coaster of a read, beautifully written.Hal C F Astell - The Last Page Bookshop - The Horror Reviews - By Title Home. I highly recommend this novel for readers who enjoy Giles Kristian, Angus Donald and Bernard Cornwell. Highlights are the attack at Sainte Bernice and the wicked Countess, Catherine de Val, a malevolent, beautiful woman who rules Felice and who is superbly characterised. It is an exceptionally well-written book with such vivid prose it easily transports the reader back into the high medieval world. The novel’s characterisation is thoroughly rounded and convincing. The historical background is fascinating, accurate and thoroughly researched. The narrative is exceptionally pacey and atmospheric it has heart. This is a gripping story of pitched battles and treachery, portraying honour, loyalty and determination. He sees his name blackened, men slaughtered, and his son hunted by enemies close to the French crown as he tries along with the King’s negotiator, Thomas Chandos, to bring recalcitrant defaulters under English control. For five years mercenary bands and warring lords have fought over the French kingdom, and now Thomas Blackstone battles to enforce Edward’s claim. Edward III has agreed a treaty with the captive French king, John II, by which John ceded tracts of territory to the English. It is a gritty novel set at the height of The Hundred Years’ War as Thomas Blackstone, the series protagonist, fights to impose English rule on France. Scourge of Wolves is fifth in The Master of War series and, this said, it stands alone.

The Scourge by Nick Sharman