The inspiration behind my grounded historical fiction standalones are derived from a mix of my loves of history and philosophy whilst maintaining the creative freedom that I find with fiction whilst keeping locations and other details accurate to the time periods and cultures involved.
Code of Chivalry is the first showing of my love of history, creativity and an underlying philosophical theme in combination.
Set in the late 1100s, Code of Chivalry brings together a collection of noble warriors and rogue figures in a cat and mouse pursuit throughout much of southern Europe as they are hunted for the item they posses, with hostile figures both close and far off aiming to claim what they hold for their own personal advantage; the one thing binding them together being there sense of honour and the aim to do what they believe to be right.
The next standalone story is one that is currently paused but planned and started, one that will have a clear setting within the early 1800s sticking to the grounded, historical fiction theme of these stories.
Again this will have its own philosophical undertone as that is the planned pattern of these, whilst the actual story plots shall be unique from one to another - going through the historical topics I have large passions about.