about me

I write Arthurian fiction because King Arthur commanded me to. It's true. I saw the movie CAMELOT when I was a teen and loved it. At the end King Arthur looms large on the screen and commands: "Don't let it be forgot . . ." I took it literally. The idea for my main character was conceived that same night. The House of Pendragon series incubated for about 17 years while I researched and did other things in life. I married, had children, we became a military family and moved around alot. In 1990, the year we lived in England, story and character began to gel and in 1993 I finally set pen to paper to write FIREBRAND.

It's complete and published through Amber Quill Press. I've included my full synopsis here. Copies of FIREBRAND and its sequel, THE RECRUIT are available through Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1592798837/qid=1068418955/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/102-3366770-5261749#product-details

I just added the link below.

While you're here, check out my "Embrace the Dark Side of Camelot" thread in the authonomy forum. It's a self-interview where I talk about my writing process, as well as the genesis and evolution of my main character, Lin ferch Arthur, with the occasional silliness and Rush mention.

http://www.authonomy.com/Forum/Posts.aspx?threadId=15404

favourite books

Anything about King Arthur, Roman Britian, the Celts for starters.

The Once and Future King--kinda started it all
Le Morte d'Arthur--main inspiration for the story
The Belief Test by Kate Chaplin--insightful questions useful in any situation

my websites

http://debrakemp.blogspot.com/     http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1592