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Graham’s interest in writing involves two genres, both historic in nature:
Historic fiction, with a three novel trilogy centred on the founding of York (Eboracvm), in the years that followed the Roman invasion of Britain;
Young adult fantasy based on time travel with a first book that includes (what else?) a brief visit to Roman Britain.
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Author Graham Clews
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The author’s site provides the background for each novel and excerpts which can be found by clicking on the book covers shown below. The Eboracvm trilogy appears in chronological order, Books I to III.
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The Eboracvm trilogy is an historically accurate story centred on the founding in A.D. 71, of the City of York; a town known to the Romans as Eboracvm. Beginning with Eboracvm, The Village, the author brings a refreshingly new approach to historic fiction. Strongly developed characters, both male and female, make the reader believe that he or she might have been there themselves, warts and all.
A minor chieftain and his kin are forced from their homes along the River Abus by a hapless Roman engineer, whose task is to build a fortress on the site. Neither is a hero; nor are they villains. They are ordinary people, just as we are today, who are caught up in the events of a far more violent time.
The trilogy ends thirty five years later with Eboracvm, Carved in Stone, as the three novels - each complete in itself - follows the original characters down three generations with each side’s fate growing inexorably entwined. Sometimes darkly humorous, sometimes starkly tragic, events unfold in a manner that we often find surprising - yet familiar.
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Eboracvm, The Village
Eboracvm, The Fortress
Eboracvm, Carved in Stone
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This author’s first published novel features a pert, stubborn little person called Jessica Jones; a young girl of twelve who was modelled upon Graham’s granddaughter, Jessica. Along with younger brother Jake, she is lured into the wonderful world of Penseron, a timeless place that coexists in harmony with Earth itself.
With grottos and seamless tunnels, she must follow a quest to find her two thousand year old twin in order to solve the mystery of what appears to be Penseron’s imminent destruction. Aided by an eclectic assortment of characters from the past (including a Celtic druid and a sophisticated Viking), and in a unique and plausible way, her journey carries her through Ancient Britain, first century Rome, Judaea, and even a war in Tobruk.
The Gates of Penseron is a romp through time that is both fun and frightening.
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Jessica Jones and Gates of Penseron
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Stories of Roman Britain | Eboracum City of York | Battles at Stanwick Grampian Mountains
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