Once I decided on the longbow as Roland’s weapon, however, I couldn’t resist pulling Robin and Tuck in as supporting players. Of course, my young hero needed to have something that made him special and what could be better than a longbow? While this time period is the setting for many Robin Hood tales, I didn’t intend (at first) to have that be a part of the story. I had just read a great history of the Templar knights and the 3 rd Crusade, so I came up with the idea of a young (14 year old) boy who becomes squire to a knight and goes on that Crusade. Longbow, the first book in the series, was written 15 years ago for my two (now grown) boys who were still little-so I wanted to have a young protagonist. Are you a fan of Robin Hood in general, or other re-enactments? I know your series isn’t a direct re-boot of the Hood legend, as mine is, but you take elements from it don’t you? I hope you enjoy it and check out his books (links at the bottom of the page).įirst off, tell us a bit about you, and why you chose to write about an archer. So, I asked Wayne if he’d like to do a Q&A and here’s the result. Wayne’s books have been selling by the (virtual) truckload and I’m sure most of my readers will have noticed the likes of Longbow showing up in Amazon’s list of books you might like after you’ve read one of mine. I’m chatting today with Wayne Grant, author of “The Saga of Roland Inness” series. If you would like to know more about the author or get updates on new books, visit his webpage at or the Longbow Facebook page. The seventh and final book in the Saga, A Question of Honour was published in October, 2019. The sixth book in the series, Declan O'Duinne, takes Roland and Declan to Ireland, where they are plunged into a new Norman conquest. A Prince of Wales, the fifth in the series, follows Roland Inness as he leads the legendary Invalid Company into Wales to help Llywelyn the Great win a throne. Can Declan and his fellow knight, Roland Inness, help save what’s left of free Ireland? The first four books in the saga- Longbow, Warbow, The Broken Realm and The Ransomed Crown tell the coming-of-age story of the young archer. The Anglo-Normans relentlessly expand their Irish domains while the Irish kings fight amongst themselves. He’s been ten years gone, but some things never change. But bloody strife rages in the north of Ireland, drawing Declan O’Duinne back to his homeland.

With King Richard making war on the French and Prince Llywelyn consolidating power in Wales, peace prevails across England and the Welsh Marches.

Declan O'Duinne by Wayne Grant