Major Player: Emperor Ferdinand III
While the Emperor Ferdinand II played a big part in kicking off the Thirty Years War, …
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Major Player: Albrecht von Wallenstein
Wallenstein is one of the more interesting historical figures to emerge from the Thirty Years War…
Major Player: Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden
For someone who was involved in the Thirty Years War a mere two years, Gustav Adolf …
Real Historical Figures Turned into Fantasy Characters
One of the great joys of writing the Desolate Empire series has been fictionalizing real people. …
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Major Player: Christian IV of Denmark
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these posts, but now that I’m in …
The Thirty Years War- a Condensed Version
This is another sort-of reblog of a post from days long past. The original had some …
Character Profile: Teodora
We’ve given the good guys their due; now it’s time for the more villainous. Since Ferdinand …
Major Player: Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Since the majority of my main characters are based on historical figures, I thought I’d profile …
Bohemia Part 3: The Winter King
Some of you might have noticed that my book is tentatively titled The Winter King. That’s just …
Bohemia Part 2: Battles in the Land of Beer
So, I jumped the gun a bit in my last post. Before the Bohemians could elect …