Bird Talk: A Tale of Medieval Magic

By Mark Lord

What do you do when you have accused the woman you love of necromancy?

Bird Talk is a short story about Roger, a young priest living in a small medieval English town, who is trying to uncover what he believes are foul magical deeds. But instead he manages to implicate the women he desires in accusations of witchcraft. With only the town drunk to help him, Roger must untangle the mess he has created.

Bird Talk is a heady concoction of gritty medieval life, humour and magic.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alt Hist Press
• Release date: Oct 24, 2010
• ISBN: 9781452333441

Mark Lord

Mark Lord studied Medieval Studies at the University of Birmingham and wrote his M. Phil. Thesis on Medieval Alliterative Poetry. Since then he has worked in publishing and writes historical fiction, fantasy and science fiction in his spare time.Mark is the author of the novels Hell has its Demons, The Return of the Free and numerous short stories. He is also editor of the popular Alt Hist magazine - one of the few literary magazines to focus exclusively on historical fiction and alternate history.He lives in Hertfordshire with his family.

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