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David Pilling


Biography

David Pilling is 32 years old and currently works in the Library and Archive at the Tate Gallery in London. Previous jobs included stints at The Royal Opera House and The School of Oriental and African Studies.

He has been writing fiction and non-fiction on a freelance basis for the past three years, and many of his non-fictional articles have appeared in various regional and national UK publications.

His fiction is inspired by his love of historical and science fiction and authors such as George McDonald Fraser, George R.R.Martin and Bernard Cornwell.

Where to find David Pilling online

Website: http://www.boltonandpilling.com
Twitter: @RobeH2
Facebook: Facebook profile

Books

A Company of Thieves    by David Pilling
Price: $0.99 USD. 5140 words. Published by Musa Publishing  on April 23, 2012. Fiction.
Life has not been kind to Eustace Folville since the fall from power of his patrons, Mortimer and Isabella. Ambushed and almost murdered in his home, he decides the time has come to gather together the most dangerous outlaws in England and strike at the heart of law and government.
The Best Weapon by Martin Bolton and David Pilling    by David Pilling
Price: $5.99 USD. 95440 words. Published by Musa Publishing  on March 28, 2012. Fiction.
Two young men, born on opposite ends of the world, are inexorably drawn together by forces outside their control or understanding. Created and manipulated by demonic forces, they must take charge of their own destiny and seek to prevent the very disaster they are supposed to bring about. As their world slides into war and chaos, they are faced with the ultimate question: can men do without Gods?
The Black Lion of Forbes    by David Pilling
Price: $0.99 USD. 5150 words. Published by Musa Publishing  on March 28, 2012. Fiction.
Winter 1331, and the survivors of Sir John Swale's butchered family must confront their past and decide where their loyalties lie.
Royal Favour    by David Pilling
Price: $0.99 USD. 6230 words. Published by Musa Publishing  on February 23, 2012. Fiction.
Sir John Swale and his family have returned to England, but can they stay together With a young, aggressive new king on the throne, England seems to have recovered from the dark days of Edward II..however, the shadow of the previous reign still lingers. Sir John Swale finds himself caught up in the scramble for royal favour, even as he struggles to hold onto his increasingly estranged wife.
Exiles    by David Pilling
Price: $0.99 USD. 5630 words. Published by Musa Publishing  on February 4, 2012. Fiction.
Can Sir John Swale keep his family together in the face of war, exile and the cruelty of nature...and does he have the will to do so?
The King Stag    by David Pilling
Price: $0.99 USD. 6160 words. Published by Musa Publishing  on January 14, 2012. Fiction.
The year is 1331, five years on from the events in Folville's Law. Sir John Swale and Elizabeth Clinton have forged a new life in exile, but Swale longs to return home. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing in England as rival factions threaten a renewal of civil war.
Folville's Law    by David Pilling
Price: $4.99 USD. 80340 words. Published by Musa Publishing  on November 11, 2011. Fiction.
When Sir John Swale, knight of Cumberland, is sent on a secret mission to the Midlands by his ruthless and corrupt master, little does he suspect that his life, and the future of his country, is about to change forever.

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