Everyone loves a freebie, especially when it's a fascinating book about the Middle Ages, right?The book we are giving away is a brand new copy of James Reston Jr.'s The Last Apocalypse. In what he calls "history without footnotes" Reston recaptures some of the notable events and people of the last fifty years of the First Millennium, 950-1000 AD. He draws on the popular sagas and tales and other sources from the period to paint a time not when people were panicking as we did for Y2k but faced it with a willingness to see the Kingdom of Heaven at hand. Reston's position is that in fact the Messiah did indeed return, but in the shape of the Christianization and civilization of Europe. Whether you buy what he's selling or not, he's book contains fascinating people whose conversion changed the history of their lands forever.
Now just how do you win a copy of this book? Easy.. and fun! Go to the blog set up for An Involuntary King at http://aninvoluntaryking.blogspot.com and read and post a comment on one or more of the posts you read there. I have already chosen one of the posts to be the one that will contain the prizewinner. It is not necssarily one that is already there. Those who have left comments on that particular one will be entered in a drawing for the winner of the book. Anyone anywhere is eligible. Either post your email address or, if you prefer not to, send it to me at the time you post your comments. The more posts you read and comment on the more chances you have to read the right one. The deadline will be the post for June 1. I will announce the winner on June 2.
In the meantime, enjoy reading the letters and stories I wrote when I was a teenager!
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