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#HistFicThursdays - Dice Games

 Every week we settle down for a family games night. This week was a game called £GREED , which is a variation on the long established dice game 5000 . It's a favourite in this household, as it is a precarious balance between tactics and gambling. Caesar's famous remark that "the die is cast" as he crossed the Rubicon, shows that he knew and acknowledged this balance. Dice are amongst the oldest continually used form of gaming. They have a long history in every single continent, although not always as the cubes we recognise today. Early forms of dice were made from bone, wood, or stones such as agate or marble. They did not always show numbers, but could also be used for fortune telling, with pictures and letters inscribed on them. As a player of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay , I have always known that dice cannot be held at face value. They are regularly used in fantasy stories and situations to denote the power of luck and the ability to hold control over the realms of...
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#HistFic Thursdays - Welcome Aboard the Ultimate Time Machine

Hello Reader!


I just thought I'd introduce myself, as well as explaining what is happening here on the Crowvus Book Blog every Thursday.

My name is Virginia Crow and I've been writing historical fiction for the best part of a decade. History is not just an interest for me, it's a fascination. In the past few years, I've been delighted to discover such a fabulous network of historical fiction writers and I look forward to sharing some of their books and writings with you right here on the Crowvus Book Blog.

On the weeks when there is no visiting author, I will be posting my own musings and adventures relating to the realms of historical fiction. You can find all my novels through the Crowvus website, or on my own website. I'm told they make for a great read!

So ready yourself for the most amazing time machine in existence:
Historical Fiction!
Prepare for adventures and enjoy exploring the realms of the past.

"You get to recognise a well-researched and written setting, don't you? The Year We Lived feels right. It doesn't throw facts at you, letting you instead discover them in the conversations, character's actions, and events of the story. And the story is, as are all good ones, about people. The greats, the not-so-greats, the innocents caught between. And innocence is a big part of this novel."
~ Libreture Review 


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  1. Nicola Niemc29 October 2021 at 22:48

    Historical fiction is wonderful as a way of escaping this (pretty depressing) world and imagining how things used to be. To read about people who lived such different lives, but who still had the same hopes, fears, dreams as we do now, it makes you realise what it is to be human. Can't wait to discover new authors and books to add to the ever-growing pile!

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    1. Day's Dying Glory4 November 2021 at 10:26

      Thanks, Nicola! I've got some great historical fiction books and writers lined up for the new year, so I'm sure you'll discover some more reads for your shelves!

      I totally agree about the escapism, too! The past makes an amazing and endless backdrop for sharing these adventures.

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