“‘Planta genista,’ he said, leaning down to break off a sprig.
He threaded the golden bloom on to his horse’s headpiece, where it shone bright against the dark mane.
‘The lowly broom. The plant my forefathers named our family after …'”
Two days to go …
Alex Marchant is author of two books telling the story of the real King Richard III for children aged 10+, The Order of the White Boar and The King’s Man, and editor of Grant Me the Carving of My Name and Right Trusty and Well Beloved…, two anthologies of short fiction inspired by the king, sold in support of Scoliosis Association UK (SAUK).
A third book in the ‘White Boar’ sequence, King in Waiting, is currrently available for pre-order and will be published on 17 September 2021, with the fourth, Sons of York, due out in 2022. Alex has also published a standalone timeslip novel for readers aged 10+, Time out of Time.
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The Order of the White Boar 