A Cold Wind Blows

Beckenham Man wins Booker* prize shock!

* Not really..... Ok, so it's not the Booker Prize, and I'm not the only winner. But after thinking of myself at times as a Wooden Charlatan (Yes, Imposter Syndrome stalks the land of writers), it's nice to be declared a Golden Wizard. Have a look at the review below, by the CEO of The Golden Wizard Book Prize, Louise Jane. By the way, Book 1 of the trilogy, The Watcher and The Friend, was also awarded the prize! Review After finishing ‘A Cold Wind Blows’ by R.J. Barron, I find it still echoing in my mind; it is such acaptivating and reflective read that stays with you.Like the first installment in the series, this book presents an exceptional combination of youngadult fantasy and historical components, offering a distinctive and unparalleled reading journeythat you won't encounter anywhere else. Consequently, the plot is ingenious; it is not onlyfascinating but also rich in depth, brimming…

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Another Great Review for A Cold Wind Blows

"A slice of fantasy brilliance" Always great to get reviews out of the blue from someone who so clearly gets it. This one from AndrewSarahBookReviewer. Yes, that's their mysterious handle. Have a read and see if you agree by reading it yourself. Links to Amazon at the end of this blogpost. "A Cold Wind Blows doesn’t read like something written by a man testing his first dip into children’s fantasy. It reads like someone who knows how to pull history, myth, and magic into one big imaginative storm, and then quietly pretend it’s all casual. But here’s the catch, it’s almost criminal that a story this rich, this layered, and this cinematically British isn’t stirring up more noise online. Let’s start from the top.You’ve got Silas Cummerbund, a name that sounds like it belongs in both a Dickens novel and a secret magical agency. The man’s half mentor, half mystery, and fully fascinating. Then there’s Princess…

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Book 2 in the Yngerlande Variations trilogy published by Burton Mayers books

The long awaited sequel to “The Watcher and The Friend” by R J Barron is published this Friday by Burton Mayers Books. “A Cold Wind Blows” is the second book in the trilogy, The Yngerlande Variations, set in the parallel world of Yngerlande in 1796. Here is the synopsis of the story so far. Warning! Spoiler Alert! Don't read the summary if you have not yet read the first book and want to do so. Tom has been summoned to help Silas and his allies defeat the relatives of the old King, Oliver and Jacob, who want to overthrow Queen Matilda and take the country back to a time when racism and discrimination were ever present. His task is made more complicated by the fact that he discovers that his sister, Grace, is alive and well in Yngerlande and is living there as a reward for her service when she was the Friend…

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