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New Rob Shackleford Novel – Traveller Manifesto

Dec 06, 2021

Now Rob Shackleford Novel - Traveller Manifesto I am delighted to announce the publication of my new novel: Traveller Manifesto. It's the third of a series I began over ten years ago when I wrote Traveller Inceptio. The concept of these novels is highly speculative. What if someone created a device that would send a person back only 1000 years - no more, no less. (In my defense, please note - Traveller Inceptio and the associated time-travel universe was written before we had seen Game of Thrones, Outlander, and a crappy TV show called Travellers. While my books are so…

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Viking Exploration Part 2 – The British Isles by Rob Shackleford

Dec 06, 2021

Viking Exploration Part 2 - The British Isles A brief look at Vikings and the British Isles. One of the reasons the Vikings are so well known is due to their impact on the people of the British Isles. From the time Viking raiders attacked Lindisfarne monastery in 793, an attack that caused much concern throughout the Christian west, as the centres of literacy in Western Europe, monasteries dutifully recorded the event into the annals of history and the age that historians now call the Viking Age began. For the Vikings didn’t just raid, they also settled the lands in…

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Viking Exploration Part 1 by Rob Shackleford

Oct 27, 2021

Viking Exploration Part 1 by Rob Shackleford The Vikings sailed from America in the west to Constantinople and Asia Minor in the east, and perhaps even farther. It was the seaworthiness of the Viking ships, together with the Norsemen’s knowledge of navigation and seamanship, which made it possible for them to conquer the ocean. The Vikings’ understanding of the sea is also reflected in the Old Norse language that has about 150 words for waves. As impressive as the Vikings’ accomplishments as raiders and warriors were, their accomplishments as explorers and settlers were equally magnificent. The Vikings ventured far from…

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Viking Trade by Rob Shackleford

Oct 27, 2021

Viking Trade by Rob Shackleford Would you believe it if I suggested that Vikings were traders more than they were rape-and-pillagers? While the reputation of savage conquerors might be relevant for some peoples, such as the literate British and Irish who wrote many of the histories relating to their contacts with the Norse, but the peoples who were often referred to as Vikings (which means pirates) were also highly motivated explorers and traders. Not only had they developed cutting-edge technology in their raiding ships, but they also built highly efficient trading vessels that sailed most of the known world. Commerce…

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Writing and Research – Byzantines, Romans and Vikings Oh My! – by Rob Shackleford

Oct 27, 2021

Writing and Research - Byzantines, Vikings and Saxons Oh My! Originally submitted as a guest post to N.N. Light's Book Heaven in October 2021: https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/post/writing-and-research-guest-post When I wrote my first novel, Traveller Inceptio, I became engrossed in issues of which most writers would be sympathetic: Was my story original? Was my writing style readable? Did I really have a clue? After all, I wasn’t a Stephen King, Andy Weir, Michael Crichton or Bernard Cornwell. What the heck did I know about innovative stories, sci-fi or historical fiction? As my storyline looks at the survival potential for 21st century researchers sent…

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Rural Living: Brooster and the Chooks

Jun 29, 2020

Rural Living Blog by Rob Shackleford Author of the Traveller Series Brooster and the Chooks We have made the decision … we are leaving life by the beach in beautiful Burleigh Heads and are heading west to a more rural lifestyle. Things here are just getting a little too hectic. One of the best things about living in a rural of semi-rural setting is the opportunity to own and care for chickens – or chooks as we call them. Chooks are brainless, silly creatures that can be truly lovely and entertaining. At a previous property my kids used to hug…

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