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About the author
David Edward Martin
<p>Released in May 2019,<em> The Lords of Blood and Honey</em> is my first novel in <em>The Kingdom of Honey</em> fantasy series.</p><p>Writing the book has taken me several years to complete. It started one holiday when I visited the Palace of Versailles. It was a beautiful summer day and the rooms and corridors, packed with tourists, were stifling hot; just as they would have been in the Palace’s heyday. I went to the gardens for fresh air and observed honeybees at work gathering pollen and nectar. In that moment the backdrop of Versailles became a hive filled with intrigue, strange customs, and ever-present danger. I started to think about a fantasy adventure set in a vast and isolated hive-like City Kingdom where honeybees played a central role in City life. I imagined a deadly struggle for supremacy between the State, a corrupt Church, the Nobility, and those who seek a return to outlawed Honeyism. The ideas came thick and fast and would not stop. A week later, on a train to London, I started to write, little realising how many years and how much work and redrafts and editing, and more, the whole process would take. Fortunately, I loved every crazy minute!</p><p>I now live in North Devon, England, where I am working on <em>The Lords of Blood and Crystal, </em>which (being ever optimistic) I plan to release in 2019.<br>https://www.facebook.com/thekingdomofhoney/ <br></p>