Coseley author releases latest book in medieval trilogy
An author has had the latest book in a trilogy of fictional novels about the Black Country published.
Robert Aston, from Coseley, has released the latest instalment of his medieval adventures called Jack O'War, centred on Jack – a man in an unhappy marriage who goes to be an archer at Dudley Castle. The book, set in the 1300s, uses the old Middle English language in parts – a vernacular thought to be closely associated with the dialect of the Black Country.
The 78-year-old Mr Aston said: "It's been a struggle to get these books out, with companies going bust, back and forth with the editors with the wrong use of dashes and semi-colons, but I'm deeply indebted to them as the stories have developed over the extra waiting period."
Mr Aston has spent most of his life in the Black Country, although he was born in Oxford after his parents moved there for work.
He started work on the latest Jack O'Dudley book in 2014 and it follows on from Jack O'Beans and Jack O'Knaves.
The books have all been inspired by and take place primarily in Dudley, with a focus on the castle
. The Jack O' Dudley series is available on Amazon and in select local book stores.
