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Mark Lord

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Mark Lord studied Medieval Studies at the University of Birmingham and wrote his M. Phil. Thesis on Medieval Alliterative Poetry. Since then he has worked in publishing and writes historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction in his spare time.

Mark is the author of the novels Hell has its Demons, The Return of the Free and numerous short stories. He is also editor of the popular Alt Hist magazine - one of the few literary magazines to focus exclusively on historical fiction and alternate history.

He lives in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom.

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	By The Sword's Edge 2.95 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Alt Hist Issue 7: The Magazine of Historical Fiction and Alternate History by Mark Lord (Goodreads Author), Jason Kahn (Goodreads Author), Andrew Knighton (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Alt Hist Issue 4: The Magazine of Historical Fiction and Alternate History 3.43 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2012 — 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
	Bird Talk: A Tale of Medieval Magic 2.63 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Bisclavret (The Werewolf) - Medieval Paranormal Romance (Historical Short Stories) 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	Alt Hist Issue 5 by Mark Lord (Goodreads Author), Priya Sharma (Goodreads Author), Douglas W. Texter 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	By Fire and Sword (Medieval Action Adventure) (Stonehearted Book 2) 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — 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
	For a Heart Made of Stone (Stonehearted Book 4) 4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 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
	Chivalry: A Jake Savage Adventure 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2011 — 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 Fall of Gondolin (Middle-Earth Universe)

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The Wise Man's Fear (The Kingkiller Chronicle, #2)

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