Welcome to the Official website of Karen Maitland
Author of the medieval thrillers Falcons of Fire and Ice, Company of Liars, The Owl Killers and The Gallows Curse.
I am delighted to share my new website with you. Here you'll find my news and information about events in which I am taking part, and also links to videos in which I talk about some of the historical background to my novels and share with you a few of the things that fascinate me about medieval life.
If you visit the Myth & Magic page you'll discover all kinds of medieval facts, folklore and forgotten words, as well as medieval recipes.
I do hope you will enjoy exploring the mayhem and mystery of the medieval world with me. If you want to keep up to date with the latest News & Events, why not sign up to receive the quarterly newsletter? The latest one is out now!
Out Now: Falcons of Fire & Ice
My latest historical thriller The Falcons of Fire & Ice, now out in paperback, is a chilling story set in 1564, during the murderous Inquisition in Portugal and the bloody Reformation in Iceland.
When Isabela’s father, the royal falconer, is arrest by the Inquisition, she must travel into strange lands to capture a pair of white falcons to save her family’s life. It’s a journey that will take her into a dark and dangerous world filled with menacing people driven by fearful beliefs. And, unfortunately for Isabela, the Inquisition has sent her a companion to ensure she never returns alive.
Video
Karen Maitland talks about her book Falcons of Fire & Ice. See more videos by Karen on the Penguin Books YouTube Channel.
News & Events
I have been having a Chin Wag with Richard Godwin at The Slaughterhouse about Falcons of Fire and Ice. I have also been a guest on Siren FM when I had a chat with Carol Goodman, author of 'The night villa'. Do take a look at both these interviews as well as the pictures on Facebook and the weblog about the opening reception of 'Lincoln Inspired'.
My ebooks are available world-wide as the Penguin eBooks of my novels The Gallows Curse and Falcons of Fire and Ice are now available in the USA!
Please do listen to the Soundcloud interview about Falcons of Fire and Ice on Nudge!
Lincoln Inspired is this week!! For a programme and details of how to obtain tickets have a look at Lincoln Inspired festival website. The 'Tweet-up' went especially well!
I was delighted that readers of the Penguin Newsletter could take part in a competition to win a day learning to fly a bird of prey in celebration of the publication of the paperback edition of Falcons of Fire and Ice .
Myth & Magic
In the Middle Ages priests and monks could find themselves imprisoned in Ely in a place called 'Hell' if they broke ecclesiastical law, or were involved in criminal activities. In Durham the prison, or Carcer, was called the 'lying house'.....
The Books
Books published by Penguin Books
The Gallows Curse
The Owl Killers
Company of Liars
The First Murder
Hill of Bones
The Sacred Stone