The last (or second to last, possibly) coup that we're going to cover, is the infamous Gunpowder Plot. Not familiar with it? Well, is this familiar to you?
Remember, remember, the 5th of November
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot;
I know of no reason why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgo…
Good news, all, pre-orders for Stopwatch are now available! Yay! You can order them from Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
And for those of you who have been paying some semblance of attention, you may have guessed that there may be more awesome things coming down the pipe. More than just books …
Time to go back, way, waaaaay back, to what may be the oldest verifiable coup in history, from the Israelites.
The account is briefly recorded in 1 Kings, Chapter 16.
8 In the twenty-sixth year of Asa king of Judah, Elah the son of Baasha began to reign over Israel in…
Continuing the series on famous coups in history, let's look at one which may have actually contributed to the start of World War I.
Serbia gained its independence from the Ottoman Empire in the Serbian Revolution, beginning in 1804 with bloody clashes that would last more than a decade until a c…
SPOILERS AHEAD: PROCEED WITH CAUTION
So, in reading Windup, if you are any kind of history buff or just a Google guru, you will know that Ellis Island did not open until 1892. Walter arrived in America decades before, yet he still tells Tommen that he came through Ellis Island.
Some might poin…
You might be thinking, "Huh? But Charleston is in the mountains!" Well, my little observant reader, that is very true. However, the majority of Tick Tock does not occur in Charleston, but in a desert and a jungle. In order to get you excited and a little more acquainted with the conditions, …
*crawls out of hiding*
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and all that other stuff. I was busy hiding in a hole trying to survive, but I'm back now. All is well.
Okay, updates. Good things are happening.
First, the paperback edition of "Time to Kill" is only days away from being avail…
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