David - Fantasy Author

 Hi and welcome to my Blog.

I write fantasy books and I really enjoyed writing them. I was influenced by several factors, lifestyle and books that I have read.

Lifestyle. I was in the Territorial Army and a re-enactment society (Regia Anglorum) My experiences in both have, I believe, added to my creative writing, making it seem real. Or at least I hope it has. In the TA I spent many weekends in the mountains of Scotland, in ice and snow. I have hiked miles in dreadful conditions so I know what it is like to be hungry, cold and exhausted. 

In Regia, I have fought in a shield wall and my weapons of choice were a spear, sword and a shield. I fought at Hastings on several occasions and even stood in front of a hundred horse charge by Norman Knights. That was terrifying especially when a horse skidded on wet grass and crashed through our line, throwing a fellow Saxon only a few feet away many yards from where he was standing. I also stood under a barrage of arrows, fortunately rubber tipped but they hurt like hell if they hit. I have broken fingers and ribs, so the fighting was very real. 

My books are about demons and dragons, so are Dark Fantasy. I love many different books and was influenced by Tolkien (Silmarillion), David Gemmell (Legend) and  Michael Moorcock (Elric series). More recently I have read books by George RR Martin and a favourite of mine is Karen Azinger (The Steel Queen Saga). Her books are truly awesome.

I also like Historical Fiction and Simon Scarrow's books on Rome are fabulous. There is a huge overlap, in my opinion, between historical fiction and fantasy. In both, the battles are similar with weapons being sword, spears and shields.

Anyway, I hope my opinions gel and that you visit my website to have a look at my books. https://www.davidburrows.org.uk/