"Emperor Strikes Back" -- Finalist for Book Excellence Awards

The Emperor Strikes Back was recognized as a Book Excellence Award Finalist in the Category Historical Fiction.
 
Out of hundreds of books that were entered into the Book Excellence Awards competition, The Emperor Strikes Back was recognized for its high-quality writing, interior and exterior design, and overall market appeal.

To view my complete award listing, you can visit: https://honorees.bookexcellenceawards.com/#!/The-Emperor-Strikes-Back-Historical/p/178508740/category=46250245

The book was released in 2019 and is the second in a series describing the conflict between the rebels against the autocratic Emperor Frederick II in Outremer. 

The book is perfect for fans of serious historical fiction and anyone interested in the history of the Holy Land in the era of the crusades. 

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In other news, despite the cancelation of the London Book Fair, my literary agent has been in touch with potential commercial publishers for four of my titles. Interest has been very encouraging, but there is no "deal" yet. Two publishers are considering a total of four different titles, and internal review is expected to last eight to twelve weeks.

Meanwhile Keep safe!

Helena P. Schrader

Chaucer Award for "Rebels Against Tyranny"

2018 Chanticleer International Book Awards were announced April 28, including the Chaucer Awards for Early Historical Fiction but the official results have not yet been posted on the website.

Rebels against Tyranny topped the list of finalists, and is a contender for the Grand Prize. I'll update this site when the final results are released.

In other news, my proposal for a textbook about the crusader states (Working Title: Beyond the Seas: The Story of the Crusader States) has passed the first of three hurdles at Routledge, the leading academic publisher for books about the crusades. It will now be submitted to five leading scholars for assessment. If they give it their approval, the proposal will go to the full editorial committee. All in all, I will not know if Routledge will accept the manuscript for another 4 to 6 months, but I am extremely pleased and excited to have made it this far. For more about Routledge see: https://www.routledge.com/

Last but not least, I am finalizing the last chapter and epilogue to The Emperor Strikes Back. That means, so far, I'm still on track to release the second book in the Civil War in the Crusader States series by August or September of this year.