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Jonathan Rowe

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I teach Religious Studies and Psychology, but started out as an English teacher. I live in Lincolnshire, UK and have two daughters who inspired me to write. I've published Philosophy study guides for Pushme Press, but Tinderspark is my first novel. I have spent a lifetime playing fantasy roleplaying games and generally living in a world of my own. I like smooth jazz, real ale and old wisdom.

The Burning Times is my big historical fantasy project, tracing the rise, fall and rise again of Quality Durrand, the Gun-Smith's Daughter, against the backdrop of the Thirty Years War.

Forthcoming books in The Burning Times
Hexenfire (March 2014)
Gallowsflame (Summer 2014)
Shadowcandle (Winter 2014)
Geistbride(Spring 2015) ...more

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Flight of the Fire Maiden

10,000 words into Gallowsflame, so here's Chapter One:

I - FLIGHT OF THE FIRE MAIDEN

The musket heaved into her shoulder, the Black Powder roared and the white smoke clouded her vision. She didn't wait to see the outcome. In her mind she had traced the lead ball's trajectory through the darkness, above the flapping tents and fluttering pennants, through the open window and into the man's skull. Sh Read more of this blog post »

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	War & Peace: Coursebook it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	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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Jonathan’s Quotes

“Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about.”
― G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy

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“Sir Bedevere: "Tell me, what do you do with witches?"
Crowd: "Burn, burn them up!"
Sir Bedevere: "And what do you burn apart from witches?"
Villager: "More witches!”
― Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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