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Geslacht: male
Nationaliteit: Canada
Woonplaatsen: British Columbia, Canada
Beroepen: teacher
jailhouse guard
translator
log peeler
accountant
martial arts instructor (toon alle 9)
massage therapist
technical editor
Bingo caller
Korte biografie: J.K. Swift lives in a log house well off the beaten path in central B.C., Canada. He has worked as a school teacher, jail house guard, Japanese translator, log peeler, accountant, martial arts instructor, massage therapist, technical editor, and has called a few Bingo games. He gets his story ideas while traveling in Europe, feeding his chickens, and cutting wood. [from Morgarten (2013)]

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Altdorf (The Forest Knights, #1) door J.K. Swift

Set in 14th century (I think) Switzerland, then still part of the Habsburg empire, the story is an odd mix of returning crusaders meets important historical figure (Leopold) meets local revolutionary meets druidic tribal mythology meets with hunts -- a rather wild mix that does not always work but makes for some rather graphic medieval violence.

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WiebkeK | 1 andere bespreking | Jan 21, 2021 |

The Forest Knights Box Set door J. K. Swift

The story is based on the Hapsburgs of the Holy Roman Empire (c1300) and their attempted conquest of the area eventually called Switzerland. Both pagan and Christian characters are involved and the exploits of overlords leads to rebellion. Well written.

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Saraishelafs | Nov 4, 2020 |

Altdorf door J.K. Swift

Intriguing characters

This is a fairly well written story which guides the reader through medieval Austria. The characters are quite charming and the descriptions are just as detailed as they should be without taking away from the story.

The only thing which I could complain about is that the ending feels far too abrupt for me. I understand the difficulty of breaking a story into several books, and I hope the tale continues in the next, but the last few pages simply didn't satisfy like they could have.… (meer)

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Mozzie | 1 andere bespreking | Jan 15, 2015 |

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