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The Swithen Arthurian Book Series
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The book series that remains completely faithful to the medieval Arthurian legend as laid down 1136-1485. 25 novels to tell the full saga, 7 out now. Here you will find insights about the Arthurian legend and the book series. www.theswithen.com
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Hey #indieauthors be on the lookout for a scam in which someone emails you as a fan, but soon reveals a secret "book club" in which they LOVE books like yours and ALL write reviews... they just need a PDF of your book and perhaps a small $ "tip" for the reviewers...

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October 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Reviews of the new installment slowly trickling in and my panic that everyone will hate it slowly draining away...
Book 7: shorturl.at/H9ozv

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October 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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First review of Book 7 is up! "[King] Arthur is not some invincible hero here but a fully realized, multi-faceted man deeply concerned about his people, self-conscious about his own faults, and prone to frailty and doubt because of his past."
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King Arthur Unites Britain and Battles a Giant in Latest Installment of The Swithen
Scott Telek’s newest book, The Adventure God Will Choose: The Swithen, Book 7, continues his ambitious goal to retell the entire Arthurian legend in modern language, adhering closely to the traditi…
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October 14, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Re: Book covers, I kept seeing advice saying "Make it look EXACTLY like all the others in your genre." I tried for a while. Then I decided to go for the cover I WANT and the genre I'm going for; light literary. Can't call it a winning strategy, but I do like my covers!

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October 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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The saga continues as we move out of the King Arthur origin story and into the adventures of the knights in his court, starting with the mysterious adventures of Balin le Savage. Ebook out Monday, paperback soon after!

Get your copy: a.co/d/bhavUzq

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October 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Let an Arthurian author walk you through a deep understanding of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. We're up to chapter ten and you can get your reading in for the day!

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Le Morte d'Arthur Guided Reading 11: Book 1, Chapter 10
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September 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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We are up to Book 7 of my 25-novel telling of the medieval Arthurian legend. This one begins the Balin/Balan story, one of my favorite parts of the legend... dark, evocative and mysterious. Preview this installment here:
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September 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Arthur finally becomes KING ARTHUR and he chooses the first people of his court as we continue to read Le Morte d'Arthur together!

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Le Morte d'Arthur Guided Reading 8: Book 1, Chapter 7
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September 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Tyler Tichelaar's novels blend medieval literature into fun adventure novels. This one features the descendants of Arthur, Merlin, Morgan le Fay and the False Guinevere! Check out my review and dive into the series.

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Book Review: Ogier’s Prayer by Tyler Tichelaar
The third novel in tyler Tichelaar’s Children of Arthur series features more fun twisting medieval literature into a fun adventure tale.
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August 20, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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We are up to Arthur pulling the sword from the stone in our guided reading of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur, so if you've ever wanted to take a crack at the medieval masterpiece you can have it literally read FOR you!

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Le Morte d'Arthur Guided reading 6: Book 1, Chapter 5
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August 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Let's continue reading Le Morte d'Arthur! Here we cover chapters 3 and 4, in which Arthur is born and Uther Pendragon dies. Didn't you always want to know what's in the actual Arthurian legend?

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Le Morte d'Arthur Guided Reading 5: Book 1, Chapters 3 & 4
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August 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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The Arthurian legend offers a mind trip unlike any other... if you're looking for a world of magic and beauty to get lost in... join a saga that has endured for a thousand years.

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August 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Read Le Morte d'Arthur with an Arthurian author! In chapter 2, Arthur is conceived (through a little deception) via Merlin's magic!

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Le Morte d'Arthur Guided Reading 4: Book 1, Chapter 2
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August 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Book 7 is available for pre-order... When you do, you'll save $4 off the price it will be at release. That's ALMOST a cup of coffee!
Pre order: shorturl.at/GaouD

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August 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Coming in September.

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August 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Let's read Le Morte d'Arthur together! We get right into Chapter 1 in this video. Arthurian author Scott Telek tells you what's going on and what it all means.

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Le Morte d'Arthur Guided Reading 3: Book 1, Chapter 1
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August 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Our guided reading of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur continues with part two, which summarizes everything that happens in the larger legend that happens BEFORE Malory chose to begin his work. With the birth of Merlin and dragon fights!

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Le Morte d'Arthur Guided Reading 2: Before Le Morte d'Arthur Begins
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July 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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I'm kicking off my series in which I take you through Book One of Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur chapter by chapter. This intro sets the crucial context of what it IS, which will be greatly helpful as we go forward.

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Le Morte d'Arthur Guided Reading 1: Introduction
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July 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Ever tried to read Le Morte d'Arthur without making it very far? My new guided reading and easy translation will open it up for you, telling what's going on and what it all means in clear, unpretentious launguage.
Try it: shorturl.at/nVDW8

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July 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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With everything going shorter and more surface-level, why not go deep, long, complex, rich and suffused with meaning?

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June 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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This 5-star review at #bookshelfie really gets what I'm going for in my series... to get beneath all the encrusted Arthurian lore to see King Arthur as a normal, confused person.

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May 29, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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At a novel per year and 19 left before the series is complete, we're looking at a book series you can lose yourself in until 2044.

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May 7, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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King Arthur's first years of rule... free to read for Kindle Unlimited users. Although it is Book 6 of the series, it's easy to pick up here.
Get it: shorturl.at/AIE7f

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April 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Do you like Fastball? If not, the first step may be admitting that you have a problem. I made this personal best of for a friend. Perhaps it can help you, too.

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April 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Book 7 is almost ready to move from writing into revision. Thanks to the new readers losing themselves in the saga.

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April 8, 2025 at 1:04 AM