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Michael Livingston

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A native of Colorado, Michael Livingston holds degrees in History, Medieval Studies, and English. He lives today in Charleston, South Carolina, where he teaches at The Citadel.

In his author life, he is a winner of the prestigious international Writers of the Future Contest (in 2005), and his novel SHARDS OF HEAVEN, the first in a trilogy of historical fantasies, will be published by Tor Books in November 2015. He has also published in a variety of other genres and venues, from a historical retelling of BEOWULF to a brief story about quantum physics in the world-renowned journal of science, NATURE.

In his academic life, he has published more than a dozen articles on subjects as varied as early Christianity, BEOWULF, Chaucer, James Joyce, J.R ...more

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Gear Post 2025 Update

As explained in my 2025 Gear Post, I was testing a number of new pieces of kit during a 5-week trip in Europe that rolled into an additional 2-week jaunt through Colorado and New Mexico. Now that I’m back, I thought I’d post a really quick update.

Per usual, prices quoted will be suggested retail.

Pictured: a break in the weather while filming in Wales.MAIN BAG

If you recall, after long extolling my

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	Black Crow, White Snow by Michael Livingston (Goodreads Author), Janina Edwards (Narrator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2,682 ratings — published 2019 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Origins of The Wheel of Time: The Legends and Mythologies that Inspired Robert Jordan by Michael Livingston (Goodreads Author), Harriet McDougal (Contributor) 4.14 avg rating — 1,511 ratings — published 2022 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seaborn (The Seaborn Cycle, #1) 3.52 avg rating — 661 ratings — published 2020 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shards of Heaven (The Shards of Heaven #1) 3.61 avg rating — 485 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iceborn (The Seaborn Cycle, #2) by Michael Livingston (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Evans (Narrator) 3.83 avg rating — 377 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stormborn (The Seaborn Cycle #3) by Michael Livingston (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Evans (Narrator) 3.85 avg rating — 328 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Never Greater Slaughter: Brunanburh and the Birth of England by Michael Livingston (Goodreads Author), Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.11 avg rating — 283 ratings — published 2021 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crécy: Battle of Five Kings by Michael Livingston (Goodreads Author), Bernard Cornwell (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.31 avg rating — 264 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agincourt: Battle of the Scarred King 4.47 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2023 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Gates of Hell (The Shards of Heaven, #2) 3.72 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The Wheel weaves as the Wheel wills.
I pray it weaves through me.”
― Michael Livingston, Origins of The Wheel of Time: The Legends and Mythologies that Inspired Robert Jordan

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“He came like the wind, like the wind touched everything, and like the wind is gone.”
― Michael Livingston, Origins of The Wheel of Time: The Legends and Mythologies that Inspired Robert Jordan

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“In the end, the only person we have to live with is ourselves. We do what we believe is right. What other people think doesn’t matter.”
― Michael Livingston

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