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Cornucopia #1
The Corn
If you love George RR Martin, Robert Jordan and Madeline Miller then you’ll love Gaskell Denvil’s new Cornucopia
‘Another great fantasy epic of the modern age.’ The Corn is the first volume in the Cornucopia series.
Witch, lover, doctor or whore?
Losing her mother and her first love at just fifteen, Freia needs to make her way in a cruel world alone.
Freya can be all of these and more, as a woman beset by enemies…
Having learnt to make herbal potions at a very young age, she gets the chance to cure the king. Although someone else is poisoning him and can’t wait to put the blame on Freia. But where right and wrong become blurred, poison could be her closest ally. With the king dead, the secret council now runs the country, but who leads the council?
She’s determined to survive…
In a city full of greed and deceit, surrounded by pain and loss, Freia learns to use her strengths.
But revenge is not always so sweet…
An epic ‘Gritty Historical Fantasy’ with a large and varied cast of characters.
“Gaskell Denvil has the ability to bring her characters to life, they become your friends and enemies too. You take every step alongside them as your pulse quickens and your eyes tear up. But she does so much more, her worlds are as much a character as the people in the pages. You see every dark ally and winding river as if you were there, you smell the damp and feel the rain as you travel through her magical fantasy world.”
‘Another great fantasy epic of the modern age.’ The Corn is the first volume in the Cornucopia series.
Witch, lover, doctor or whore?
Losing her mother and her first love at just fifteen, Freia needs to make her way in a cruel world alone.
Freya can be all of these and more, as a woman beset by enemies…
Having learnt to make herbal potions at a very young age, she gets the chance to cure the king. Although someone else is poisoning him and can’t wait to put the blame on Freia. But where right and wrong become blurred, poison could be her closest ally. With the king dead, the secret council now runs the country, but who leads the council?
She’s determined to survive…
In a city full of greed and deceit, surrounded by pain and loss, Freia learns to use her strengths.
But revenge is not always so sweet…
An epic ‘Gritty Historical Fantasy’ with a large and varied cast of characters.
“Gaskell Denvil has the ability to bring her characters to life, they become your friends and enemies too. You take every step alongside them as your pulse quickens and your eyes tear up. But she does so much more, her worlds are as much a character as the people in the pages. You see every dark ally and winding river as if you were there, you smell the damp and feel the rain as you travel through her magical fantasy world.”
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Published April 1, 2020
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About the author
Barbara Gaskell Denvil
43 books63 followersI was born approximately two hundred years ago (It sometimes feels that way) in Gloucestershire, England, right in the heart of the Cotswolds. After a few years, I moved to London and fell in love with the history which oozes through the old stones, and the medieval atmosphere leaks from the beautiful old buildings. For many years, I walked the old cobbled lanes and researched the 15th century from original sources, and the books in the British Museum. I worked there in the Department of Ancient Documents, a place which I adored, full of scrolls illuminated by medieval monks, and hordes of informative parchments.
My father was an academic and playwright, my mother was a retired teacher, and my sister was an author of fantasy. I had no other passion except the arts, and books
Already a passionate reader half-crazed by the avid consumption of literature, I had grown out of Enid Blyton when I was about six. Next came a passion for Georgette Heyer, although far too young to understand romance. Once again it was the historical details I loved and I moved quickly onto Shakespeare, Dorothy Dunnett, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and a host of others.
I started writing. Nonsense naturally! But I kept it up and eventually write articles and short stories for current magazines and newspapers. I was also a tutor for scriptwriting, and a reviewer for Books and Bookmen. That kept me busy until I married. A husband and three little girls (including identical twins) were a full-time job, and for most of the time I also worked at secretarial jobs, keeping the threat of starvation at bay and paying for the baked beans.
After leaving my husband, I started writing again but this time I was distracted by something different, as I had a wonderful 18-year romance with a man who lived on his yacht in the Mediterranean, sailing during spring, summer, and autumn, and exploring Europe by car in winter.
My partner died, and I was bereft, deciding to come to Australia for a change instead of sitting around in stagnant tears. Writing again, and seriously this time, I wrote full length books in all my favourite genres. I was accepted by one of the big top 5 publishers, and two of my historical crime/mysteries were published in the traditional manner. However, although I was reasonably well paid and sold reasonably well, I also found myself disliking the control system. I had to write as commanded, insert bucket loads more romance, accept covers I hated, and generally do as I was told.
Now, happy and free, I self-publish, and enjoy every minute of my writing. I live in Australia, adore the weather, the birds and the wildlife, and live a placid life during the day and a wonderfully exciting one in my dreams at night.
I have written fantasy and historical fiction. Very different genres, but all are crime mysteries in one way or another. I have almost finished my children’s series (Bannister’s Muster series, for middle-grade children), no crime here, but a vibrant mixture of history and fantasy. After this is complete I am moving onto a series of modern crime mysteries, and I’m looking forward to that.
Writing is and always has been my passion, now that I am able to do this full time, I am in my element and life couldn’t be better (a little more sunshine might help though).
My father was an academic and playwright, my mother was a retired teacher, and my sister was an author of fantasy. I had no other passion except the arts, and books
Already a passionate reader half-crazed by the avid consumption of literature, I had grown out of Enid Blyton when I was about six. Next came a passion for Georgette Heyer, although far too young to understand romance. Once again it was the historical details I loved and I moved quickly onto Shakespeare, Dorothy Dunnett, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and a host of others.
I started writing. Nonsense naturally! But I kept it up and eventually write articles and short stories for current magazines and newspapers. I was also a tutor for scriptwriting, and a reviewer for Books and Bookmen. That kept me busy until I married. A husband and three little girls (including identical twins) were a full-time job, and for most of the time I also worked at secretarial jobs, keeping the threat of starvation at bay and paying for the baked beans.
After leaving my husband, I started writing again but this time I was distracted by something different, as I had a wonderful 18-year romance with a man who lived on his yacht in the Mediterranean, sailing during spring, summer, and autumn, and exploring Europe by car in winter.
My partner died, and I was bereft, deciding to come to Australia for a change instead of sitting around in stagnant tears. Writing again, and seriously this time, I wrote full length books in all my favourite genres. I was accepted by one of the big top 5 publishers, and two of my historical crime/mysteries were published in the traditional manner. However, although I was reasonably well paid and sold reasonably well, I also found myself disliking the control system. I had to write as commanded, insert bucket loads more romance, accept covers I hated, and generally do as I was told.
Now, happy and free, I self-publish, and enjoy every minute of my writing. I live in Australia, adore the weather, the birds and the wildlife, and live a placid life during the day and a wonderfully exciting one in my dreams at night.
I have written fantasy and historical fiction. Very different genres, but all are crime mysteries in one way or another. I have almost finished my children’s series (Bannister’s Muster series, for middle-grade children), no crime here, but a vibrant mixture of history and fantasy. After this is complete I am moving onto a series of modern crime mysteries, and I’m looking forward to that.
Writing is and always has been my passion, now that I am able to do this full time, I am in my element and life couldn’t be better (a little more sunshine might help though).
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May 14, 2022
The Corn by Barbara Gaskell Denvil has received a Chill with a Book Readers' PREMIER Award.
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