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Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2025 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.This week, join moderator/reviewer Eleni Argyró and authors Django Wexler, Anna Stephens, Christian Cameron, Quenby Olson and L. R. Lam for a TBRCon2025 panel on "Publishing in More Than One Genre".SUPPORT THE SHOW:- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more)- Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friendsEMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sffaddictspod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Linktree⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MUSIC:Intro: "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Into The Grid⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" by MellauSFXOutro: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Galactic Synthwave⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠” by Divion

Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting. This week, join moderator/author Miles "Christian" Cameron and authors Tasha Suri, P. Djèlí Clark, Leslye Penelope, Freya Marske and Thilde Kold Holdt for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Bringing History into Your Story." SUPPORT THE SHOW: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FanFiAddict YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sffaddictspod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ABOUT THE PANELISTS: Christian "Miles" Cameron is the author of Artifact Space, the Long War series, Chivalry series, Tyrant series, The Traitor Son Cycle and more. Find Cameron on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Amazon⁠⁠ and ⁠his personal website⁠. Tasha Suri is the award-winning author of The Books of Ambha duology and the epic fantasy Burning Kingdoms series, including The Jasmine Throne and The Oleander Sword. Find Tasha on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠Amazon⁠ and ⁠her personal website⁠. P. Djèlí Clark is the award-winning author of Ring Shout, A Master of Djinn and more. Find Phenderson on ⁠Twitter⁠, Amazon and ⁠his personal website⁠. Leslye Penelope is the award-winning author of The Monsters We Defy, the Bliss Wars series, the Earthsinger Chronicles and more. She also has a podcast called My Imaginary Friends. Find Leslye on ⁠Twitter⁠, Amazon and ⁠her personal website⁠. Freya Marske is the author of The Last Binding Trilogy, including A Marvellous Light, A Restless Truth and A Power Unbound. Find Freya on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠her personal website⁠⁠. Thilde Kold Holdt is the author of The Hanged God Trilogy, including Northern Wrath, Shackled Fates and Slaughtered Gods. Find Thilde on ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠her personal website⁠⁠. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FanFiAddict Book Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MUSIC: Intro: "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Into The Grid⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" by MellauSFX Outro: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Galactic Synthwave⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠” by Divion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sff-addicts/message

After 25 years, 47 books, and at least 4 different genres, Miles Cameron (aka Christian Cameron) has seen and survived a lot in publishing. In addition to being an author, he is also a US Navy officer, trained historian, and martial artist. But when the thriller market changed and sky-high advances evaporated, Miles moved on to historical, fantasy, and even science fiction. Today, we talk about surviving the end of your writing career, and starting from scratch (but this time, on midlist hard-mode)--including specific, pragmatic advice from Miles for building brand, timing your marketing, and a few other things that under-supported authors can attempt on their own steam. And above all, the importance of loving what you do, however you do it. SHOW NOTESMiles (Christian) Cameron, and his 25+ year journey through trad publishingStarted off co-writing thrillers with his father for a lot of money, until that genre changed almost overnightSurviving the sudden death of a writing career, and starting over from scratchMonetary differences between genres (historical, fantasy, scifi, thriller, litfic)When to negotiate with publishers on ideas and when to pursue passion projectsBalancing personal artistic integrity against publishing's commercial expectationsSurviving advance to advance, and slowly growing your readership as a midlist authorAdvice given to Sunyi: Write what's in your heart but with your practical hat onStaying with your publishers for years, versus shopping aroundBooks “unflopping” later in lifeCameron's specific social media strategy that does increase his sales, and which he uses consistently“wrong” ways to approach self promotion, and finding the balanceWriting/Fighting and enjoying your “author persona”Publishers think your midlist book is important for about a week after launch, but Miles believes it is important (in a sales sense) for 90 daysThus: The 90/60/30 approach that Miles uses for self promotion, completely on his own and without publisher involvement—and how precisely to run itAn exact presales figure that Miles looks for in his own books (relevant to his books and where he is with his backlog/career)Paid adverts and where/when Miles chooses to use themThe difference between SIZE of following, and ENGAGEMENT of following. Influencers versus book clubs, as an exampleAuthors are not competing with authors!What IS a publisher's cut on your books?!Do publishers know exactly what they're making? Miles suggests probably notThe importance of versatility for authorsWhy you HAVE to love what you're doingMiles' military experience – how it impacted and influenced his fictionThe most common combat writing tropes that drive Miles nutsSome thoughts on how Miles writes historical, versus fantasy (not that different!)

It is my pleasure to be joined by fantasy author Miles Cameron aka Christian Cameron for a Deep Dive podcast episode of The Traitor Son Cycle. An epic fantasy series that kept surprising me with each book and a reread on my part is in order. Here we discuss the series in a non-spoiler and spoiler sections going over characters, setting of the world, inspiration, and a surprise twist the other makes that will surprise everyone! I hope you all enjoy this episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blaise-ancona/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/blaise-ancona/support

Christian Cameron is a fiction novelist who has captivated David's imagination with his experiential descriptive writing in the genres of Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Thriller, and Science Fiction. David has been spending so much time reading, thinking, and talking about Christian Cameron's books and reading his back catalogue we had to invite him on the podcast to dig a little deeper into motivations, inspirations and share some pontifications on war, writing, and history.If you have any thoughts or questions on how to flourish and contribute to your community, contact us and send us an audio clip at tim@whimsyproductions.comWant to work with David? Get in contact on his website.Need help with your podcast project? get in contact with Solstice Podcasting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Christian Cameron is an incredibly prolific writer and military historian who also writes as Miles Cameron. His new novel as Miles is Against All Gods, an epic set in the Bronze Age that gives a new twist to familiar myths and legends. Christian tells how he learned to write without doubting himself, how historical recreation has helped with research, and why there are no minor characters.

Here's another throwback episode where I have an absolutely fascinating conversation with my friend Christian Cameron. Together we discuss a wide swath of topics including medieval cooking, wrestling, weapons, pilgrimages, pastries, armizare, and plenty of other fascinating stuff.  We also dig into our shared love of history and some insider writing tips. Perhaps what makes this conversation so timely is the way that Christian interacts with the concepts of darkness and violence in storytelling right as I conclude my podcast series on the same thing. 

On this week's episode I'm joined by author Christian aka Miles Cameron to talk about his incredible book, Cold Iron (Masters and Mages, #1). We talk about adding a 4th alias for when he decides to get into the romance/erotica genre, how the hell he has managed to publish 43 books (and the 4 more he has coming up), the best way to make slicing fruit with swords look cool, his fantastic Writing Fighting series, how bolognese sauce makes you better at bolognese swordsmanship, running a mile in full armor as fast as possible, and who is the greatest knight of all time! Available now!

This week on Sinica, Kaiser chats with Bill Bikales, who recently returned to the U.S. after 15 years in China as a developmental economist with the United Nations. In June, Bill published a paper titled “Reflections on Poverty Reduction in China” for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), raising important questions about China's claims about poverty reduction but giving due credit for its impressive successes. In the paper, Bill situates the Chinese leadership's bold push for the eradication of extreme poverty in a historical context, questions Beijing's use of 1978 as a benchmark for measuring progress in poverty reduction, and offers suggestions for what Beijing must do to make poverty reduction sustainable.5:38: How the significance of poverty relief in China's history has shaped the CCP's priorities22:15: The detriments of the hukou (户口 hùkǒu) system on reducing poverty sustainably 46:00: Addressing the next set of poverty challenges and gaps in the current social protection system51:30: Deducing lessons from China's poverty reduction achievements A transcript of this episode is available on SupChina.com.Recommendations: Bill: Destiny of the Republic, by Candice Millard, and the car-sharing company Turo. Kaiser: The audiobook version of The Ill-Made Knight, by Christian Cameron, and the 9/11 Memorial & Museum.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Join David as he chats with author extraordinaire Miles (aka Christian) Cameron about his upcoming novel, Artifact Space, which hits shelves on June 24th from Gollancz. There may also be chat about swords, but that cannot be confirmed nor denied. My review can be found here: https://fanfiaddict.com/2021/06/08/re... https://christiancameronauthor.com/ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... Amazon: https://amzn.to/3q1IiOn / https://amzn.to/35svuqR Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Cameronautho... Twitter: https://twitter.com/Phokion1 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/christian_c...

In this episode, we explore a bit of the world of Chivalry with author Christian Cameron. Books mentioned in this episode: The Long Sword (Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Indigo) Hawkwood's Sword (released soon) (Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Indigo) Tom Swan and the Head of St. George (Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Indigo) Please join us at Intelligent Speech Conference 2021 for 8 hours of fantastic talks, and use code "leopard" to get 10% off your ticket price.

This Kart Racing PR Podcast is brought to you by www.SanzaruKarting.com featuring Chistrian Cameron, a Jr Driver for Cameron Karting operated out of Sonoma, CA.This is a unique press release from Norcal Karters perspective, being I was the mechanic for Christian at the Rok Festival West event.For more information on Christian Cameron, or the www.CameronKarting.com program, visit their webpage.Thank you www.SanzaruKarting.com for sponsoring this episode.

In 209 BC, as the most powerful empires in the world brawled over the spoils of a fading Greece, Philopoemen had a vision to stop the anarchy and endless wars. To preserve the homeland he loved, he raised an army to defend his countrymen from the powers of Sparta, Macedon and Rome. In this edition of Historical Fiction, Tristan Hughes talks to author Christian Cameron about his powerful novel charting the rise of Philopoemen, The Last Greek. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Stay inside and listen to the newest episode of Geek at Arms! James starts Geek Out with a review of the historical fiction novel The Ill-Made Knight by Christian Cameron which leads to a long discussion with Mike about medieval archery and it's effectiveness against armor. James also describe show much he's enjoyed playing Magic the Gathering: Arena with Bryan and replaying the classic Star Wars: Battlefront on XBox with his wife. Next Mike shares his enjoyment at reading The Lord of The Rings with his daughters and the ups and downs of replaying the platforming game Hollow Knight. Bryan wraps things up with how eager he is for Peace Talks, the newest book in The Dresden Files from author Jim Butcher. He also shares how much he enjoyed playing a Scooby Doo/Call of Cthulhu game GM'ed by the Geek Preacher himself, Derek White. Finally, the guys discuss how they have been dealing with the current Quarantine.

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2Q668rr 211BCE. The Roman invasion from the western seas is imminent, and from the south the Spartans are burning and pillaging their way north. Battle-hardened Philopoemen believes the Achean League is facing annihilation if it does not arm. But without a formal army or cavalry, they don't stand a chance. Convincing his friend and healer Alexanor that the threat is real, together they begin to build a massive cavalry guard from the ground up - one that will fight on all fronts. It is the last roll of the dice for the Achean League. But Alexanor knows Philopoemen is one of the greatest warriors Greece has ever known - the New Achilles. The Last Greek.

On this episode, David chats with author Christian Cameron. Discussion includes topics like being a dedicated reenactor, becoming an Instagram pastry sensation, having an author as a father, and a TON about his books and influences. Christian's works include: -Long War Series (Killer of Men, Marathon: Freedom or Death, Poseidon's Spear, The Great King, Salamis, Rage of Ares) -Tyrant Series (Tyrant, Tyrant: Storm of Arrows, Tyrant: Funeral Games, King of Bosporus, Tryant: Destroyer of Cities, Tyrant: Force of Kings) -Chivalry Series (The Ill-Made Knight, The Long Sword, The Green Count, Sword of Justice) -The Traitor Son Cycle Series (The Red Knight, The Fell Sword, The Dread Wyrm, A Plague of Swords, The Fall of Dragons) -Masters & Mages Trilogy (Cold Iron, Dark Forge, Bright Steel) Follow Christian on social media: Twitter: @Phokion1 Instagram: christian_cameron_author Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/cgcameron https://christiancameronauthor.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aoaptb/support

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2TMi4lT Arimnestos of Plataea was one of the heroes of the Battle of Marathon, in which the heroic Greeks halted the invading Persians in their tracks, and fought in the equally celebrated naval battle at Salamis. But even these stunning victories only served to buy the Greeks time, as the Persians gathered a new army, returning with overwhelming force to strike the final killing blow. For the Greeks, divided and outnumbered, there was only one possible strategy: attack. And so, in the blazing summer of 479 BC, Arimnestos took up his spear one final time at the Battle of Plataea.

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2UK9Gjg Arimnestos of Plataea has already lived through several lifetimes' worth of adventure, from being a rich man's slave in Ephesus to winning glory at the battle of Marathon against the might of the Persian Empire. But the gods - and the Persians - aren't finished with him yet. As an experienced sea captain - his enemies might say pirate - he has a part to play in the final epic confrontation of the Long War between the Greeks and Persians, the Battle of Salamis. It is a battle where many debts of blood will be repaid, ancient grudges settled, fame won and treachery exposed, where the Greeks must finally bury their differences and fight as one - for against them Xerxes, the Great King, has assembled the greatest fleet the world has ever known, his sworn purpose to brutally extinguish the flame of freedom and make every Greek his slave.

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2TE7Obm The heroic story of Arimnestos of Plataea continues - a thrilling historical adventure set amid the epic struggle between Greece and Persia - perfect for fans of the blockbusting film 300. Slave, pirate, husband and lover: Arimnestos of Plataea has been many things in the course of his life. But men remember him best as one of the heroes of the Battle of Marathon, the epic victory that prevented all of Greece from falling under the Persian yoke. But now there is a new Great King on the throne, determined to succeed where his father failed. As rumours abound of a vast Persian invasion, an embassy is sent to forestall the threat. Arimnestos is chosen to escort them - an honour he can hardly refuse. But as the storm clouds of war gather and factions on both sides begin to weave their treacherous plots, Arimnestos' journey begins to look more and more like a suicide mission.

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2RLTVGi An epic novel from the master of historical fiction, author of ALEXANDER: GOD OF WAR 'Brilliantly evoked' Sunday Times Arimnestos of Plataea is a man who has seen and done things that most men only dream about. Sold into slavery as a boy, he fought his way to freedom - and then to everlasting fame: standing alongside the Athenians at the Battle of Marathon where the Greeks crushed the invading Persians. Sometimes, however, a man's greatest triumph is followed by his greatest sorrow. Returning to his farm, Arimnestos finds that his wife Euphoria has died in childbirth, and in an instant his laurels turn to dust. But the gods are not finished with Arimnestos yet. With nothing left to live for, he throws himself from a cliff into the sea, only to be pulled by strong arms from death's embrace. When he awakes, he finds himself chained to an oar in a Phoenician trireme. And so begins an epic journey that will take Arimnestos and a motley crew of fellow galley slaves to the limits of their courage, and beyond the edge of the known world, in a quest for freedom, revenge - and a cargo so precious it's worth dying for.

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2RLwP2G Two and a half thousand years ago, the Greeks and the Persians fought an epic battle to decide the future of the world... Arimnestos of Plataea grew up wanting to be a bronzesmith, like his father. Then, in the chaos of war, he was taken to a city in the Persian empire and sold as a slave. To win his freedom he had to show that he could fight and kill. Now, to preserve that freedom, he must kill again. For the Persians are coming. A vast army sent by King Darius to put down the rebellious Greeks and burn the city of Athens to the ground. Standing against them on the plain of Marathon is a much smaller force of Athenians, alongside their Plataean allies. To defeat such overwhelming force seems impossible. And yet to yield would mean the destruction of everything the Greeks have dreamed of. In the dust and heat of Marathon, in the clash of shields and the rush of spears, amid the thunder of hooves and the screams of the dying, those dreams will undergo their fiercest test - and Arimnestos and his Greek comrades will discover the true price of freedom.

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2Y6kXwA In the epic clash of Greece and Persia, a hero is forged - a monumental novel from the author of the Tyrant series. Arimnestos is a farm boy when war breaks out between the citizens of his native Plataea and their overbearing neighbours, Thebes. Standing in the battle line for the first time, alongside his father and brother, he shares in a famous and unlikely victory. But after being knocked unconscious in the melee, he awakes not a hero, but a slave. Betrayed by his jealous and cowardly cousin, the freedom he fought for has now vanished, and he becomes the property of a rich citizen. So begins an epic journey out of slavery that takes the young Arimnestos through a world poised on the brink of an epic confrontation, as the emerging civilization of the Greeks starts to flex its muscles against the established empire of the Persians. As he tries to make his fortune and revenge himself on the man who disinherited him, Arimnestos discovers that he has a talent that pays well in this new, violent world - for like his hero, Achilles, he is 'a killer of men'.

Click here to buy: https://adbl.co/2IsD77T Meet the greatest Greek general you've never heard of: Philopoemen. In his day, a leader as skilled and as dangerous as Hannibal: a ferocious fighter, a superb general, and credited as the inventor of modern 'special operations'. More importantly, he was a brilliant political leader. He commanded Greek forces at the turn of the third century BC, when mighty Rome, fresh from the destruction of Carthage, and Imperial Macedon, the greatest power of the day, chose Greece as their battlefield. In a world of rival empires, slave-taking cartels, piracy, terrorism and failed states, will Philopoemen be able to hold anything together? (p) Orion Publishing Group 2019

Christian Cameron has written a lot of novels. A lot. He writes novels faster than some people can read them. He writes so many novels that it’s easier to count the series of novels he has written than the number of novels he has written. His are novels of historical action and adventure. Yet, unlike […]

Christian Cameron has written a lot of novels. A lot. He writes novels faster than some people can read them. He writes so many novels that it's easier to count the series of novels he has written than the number of novels he has written. His are novels of historical action and adventure. Yet, unlike many novels of that sort, Cameron takes a great deal of care to create mentalities and dialogue that are of the eras in which he writes. And, beneath the action, are a number of ideas that Cameron is working out–as well as a wide variety of life experiences. Today he and I discuss some of those experiences, and his penchant for "experimental archaeology" and "historic martial arts," and how he brings them to bear on his writing. We spend most of our time talking about his latest series, featuring William Gold, an English mercenary in Italy and the Mediterranean during the middle of the 14th century. And in a month or so, Cameron will have published the first novel of yet another series. It's hard to believe that he does anything but write. But he does. He really does.  For Further Investigation The Ill-Made Knight, the first of Christian Cameron's stories of William Gold A small crowd of other Christian Cameron books, gathered in one place  Historical Novel Society Nick Rennison, 100 Must-Read Historical Novels

MAKE A DONATION ONLINE to help pay for the production of this podcast. Anyone who has read Christian Cameron’s historical adventure novels, such as the William Gold series, knows that creating a detailed medieval setting is one of his fortés. He is an author quite skilled at describing battles, armor, and fighting tactics, and at […]

In his newest novel, "The Ill Made Knight," author Christian Cameron gives readers a complex, nuanced, and extremely realistic view of both the profession, and the chivalric philosophy of a young knight of the 14th century.