JOIN
Sue Davies
ALLi Author Member
Location: United Kingdom (the)
Genres: Other, Historical Fiction
Skills: Self-publishing Workshop/Training, Reading/Literary Event, Press/Media Interview
Formerly Senior Broadcast Journalist in News & Current Affairs at the BBC, now Indie author.
A trip to Tunis following the Arab Spring led to ten years of work on two books, both of which have been published independently. They are historical adventure, fast paced and dramatic.
'By the Horn of the South' was published in September 2023 and explores a voyage allegedly taken by Hanno the Navigator from Carthage (in Tunis) to the coast of West Africa in about 500BCE.
The second book, 'By the Pillars of Herakles', was published in September 2024. It is a prequel to the first and establishes how my characters got together in the first place.
Sue Davies' books
By the Horn of the South
Based on a true story, this historical adventure is set on a Greek merchant vessel, The Delphis, as it sails down the coast of West Africa in search of treasure.
It is about 500 BCE. There is a volatile mix of navigators, healers and soothsayers on board. The seas are huge and the hunt for gold, relentless. The skies are overcast and navigation by the night sky impossible. They get lost in lakes and lagoons, fall ill with mysterious fevers and some die. They ride out a tidal wave and hunt for gorillas.
When they return home they must answer for their actions to one of the most dangerous men of the known world. He hauls them up before an enquiry. Was any treasure found? Who was responsible for the failure of the voyage? Most importantly of all, why is their leader not amongst them? The man seems to have completely disappeared.
This multi-voiced, historical adventure is fast paced and gripping. It explores what was it like to travel the world when it was thought to end at the Straits of Gibraltar and Helios, the sun, disappeared sizzling into the sea each night only to rise, fresh faced again, every morning.