Ask the Author: Dan Davis
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Dan Davis
Hi John thanks for your message. Really appreciate that. There will be many more of the Immortal Knight Chronicles and the new series Gods of Bronze.
I will soon be releasing Godborn book 1 in the Gods of Bronze series of which The Wolf God is a prequel.
After that will be Vampire Cavalier the Immortal Knight Chronicles Book 8. And there will be many more in the series after that taking us into the 20th century.
Thanks for getting in touch and watch out for Godborn. Cheers.
I will soon be releasing Godborn book 1 in the Gods of Bronze series of which The Wolf God is a prequel.
After that will be Vampire Cavalier the Immortal Knight Chronicles Book 8. And there will be many more in the series after that taking us into the 20th century.
Thanks for getting in touch and watch out for Godborn. Cheers.
Dan Davis
I watched the first few episodes and enjoyed them but for some reason I didn't carry on. With the crimes in Vampire Heretic I did my best to avoid going into too much detail and also to avoid showing them happening. Rather, I have characters describing events they witness to Richard or to the court. And when I did I also edited out the worst of the details which are described thoroughly in the court documents.
Heretic was the grimmest one I've written due to the demographics of the victims of the crimes.
In general, though, violence has never bothered me. Suffering does, however, and over time I have become increasingly sensitive to writing about it. I don't enjoy reading relentlessly grim, miserable stories. I hope the action, adventure, heroism, and humour help to balance the harshest elements in this series.
Heretic was the grimmest one I've written due to the demographics of the victims of the crimes.
In general, though, violence has never bothered me. Suffering does, however, and over time I have become increasingly sensitive to writing about it. I don't enjoy reading relentlessly grim, miserable stories. I hope the action, adventure, heroism, and humour help to balance the harshest elements in this series.
Dan Davis
Hi Alex, thanks for your question. One of the main concepts for this series is how a man with a medieval mindset deals with developments of his civilisation. But so far his world has not changed much compared to his youth.
He will find his beliefs challenged by the rise of Protestantism in England in Book 7, republicanism and proto-egalitarianism in Book 8, and the ideals of the Enlightenment and so on through history.
He will always be resistant to new ideas and his choice will always be between acceptance, rejection, or some form of synthesis. He will always to some extent be a man of his (original) time. If he wasn't, it wouldn't be anywhere near as much fun to read about. His mindset is the cause of conflict between the world he is in and the companions he has. They are often better able to move with the times than he is which creates another form of conflict in his life - and so in the stories.
How far will he bend? How many of his beliefs will he hold on to? And how far can he go through the centuries before he breaks?
I hope this goes some way to answering your question. Thanks for reading. Enjoy the next couple of books and more are on the way. Cheers.
He will find his beliefs challenged by the rise of Protestantism in England in Book 7, republicanism and proto-egalitarianism in Book 8, and the ideals of the Enlightenment and so on through history.
He will always be resistant to new ideas and his choice will always be between acceptance, rejection, or some form of synthesis. He will always to some extent be a man of his (original) time. If he wasn't, it wouldn't be anywhere near as much fun to read about. His mindset is the cause of conflict between the world he is in and the companions he has. They are often better able to move with the times than he is which creates another form of conflict in his life - and so in the stories.
How far will he bend? How many of his beliefs will he hold on to? And how far can he go through the centuries before he breaks?
I hope this goes some way to answering your question. Thanks for reading. Enjoy the next couple of books and more are on the way. Cheers.
Dan Davis
Hi Carol, I do read a lot but these days it tends to be non-fiction, either history books or books on writing. But reading fiction has been my favourite activity since childhood. I tend to read historical fiction, fantasy and scifi. I haven't read either of those authors. I have recently been reading a lot of Christian Cameron who is wonderful.
Dan Davis
Hi Carol, I have never been a history teacher but it's interesting that you ask as it was a career I considered many times. I have a huge amount of respect for teachers who instil a love of their subject in their students.
Dan Davis
No problem. It will be a few months before they are published in paperback.
Dan Davis
It will be a few months before being released in paperback but I don't have a release date as yet.
Dan Davis
Hi Morna, I intend to bring the collection out in paperback yes but the three books are rather long (longer than the first 3 books) so we will have to work hard at the formatting. If we can manage to do it, it will be out in a few months.
In the meantime, each book is available in paperback individually.
Dan
In the meantime, each book is available in paperback individually.
Dan
Dan Davis
Hi Alex, thanks for your question. I haven't read the graphic novel but I liked the first series of the show and unintentionally abandoned the second halfway through. I really liked the energy of it. A big part of it was the vampire character and a big part of him I think was the actor Joe Gilgun. He's superb. He was great in This is England and Misfits and he was the only good thing in that movie Lockout. I wish they had done more with his character as there was a lot there, it seemed. Perhaps they do later on.
I'm not a big vampire fan myself. There are a few that do interesting things with the concept, like Necroscope and I always loved I Am Legend but I wanted to delve into other aspects. A vampire on the battlefields of history and all the other stuff I have in the series. To be honest, the movie Highlander was a bigger influence than vampire fiction.
Thanks again Alex, glad you're enjoying the stories.
I'm not a big vampire fan myself. There are a few that do interesting things with the concept, like Necroscope and I always loved I Am Legend but I wanted to delve into other aspects. A vampire on the battlefields of history and all the other stuff I have in the series. To be honest, the movie Highlander was a bigger influence than vampire fiction.
Thanks again Alex, glad you're enjoying the stories.
Dan Davis
Hello Michael, thanks for your question. The plan is for 15 novels in total taking us up to the end of the 20th century.
The latest book 7 Vampire Armada takes place at the end of the 16th century and book 8 which is out next year will be Vampire Cavalier set in the 17th century.
If you have any more questions please let me know.
Best wishes
Dan
The latest book 7 Vampire Armada takes place at the end of the 16th century and book 8 which is out next year will be Vampire Cavalier set in the 17th century.
If you have any more questions please let me know.
Best wishes
Dan
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