About the author

David Edward Martin

<p>Released in May 2019,<em> The Lords of Blood and Honey</em>&nbsp;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.&nbsp; It started one holiday when I visited the Palace of Versailles.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; I went to the gardens for fresh air and observed honeybees at work gathering pollen and nectar.&nbsp; In that moment the backdrop of Versailles became a hive filled with intrigue, strange customs, and ever-present danger.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; I imagined a deadly struggle for supremacy between the State, a corrupt Church, the Nobility, and those who seek a return to outlawed Honeyism.&nbsp; The ideas came thick and fast and would not stop.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; 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/&nbsp;<br>​​​​​​​</p>