Mike Carden

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I have two writing personas, one as Mike Carden writing humorous books of my cycle travels, the second as Michael Carden, which sounds much more serious. In that persona I have turned my attention to historical novels.

'Alfred of Wessex' is a novel based on the life of the youngest brother of Kings of Wessex, and who would later be known as Alfred the Great.

It starts with 'Alfred of Wessex. Book One: Inheritance'. February 2024 saw the publication of 'Alfred of Wessex. Book Two: Vengeance' and December 2024 the final book of the trilogy: Alfred of Wessex, Book Three: Resistance

There are three books in my series of humorous cycling travelogues, with reviews such as “Warm, well observed, unpretentious and very funny”

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