Der Spanische Helm promotional launch (free Kindle version for 48 hours) has been hugely successful and still has 10 hours to go! Current rankings at Amazon.de are: #1 - Historical Fiction (1 out of 1,713 books) #2 - Thriller (2 out of 5,663 books) #3 - All free Kindle books (3 out of lots and lots) After 36 hours, over 1300 German readers have downloaded the novel. Get your German copy from: http://www.amazon.de/Spanische-Matthew-Cameron-Edition-ebook/dp/B0083TXLMY or you can download it from your local Amazon. ...Read more»

Ein Telefongespräch zwischen zwei Freunden löst eine Reihe von Ereignissen aus, welche die gesamte offizielle Geschichte Neuseelands in Frage stellen könnten. Dr. Matthew Cameron reist nach Neuseeland und ans andere Ende der Welt, in die Schweiz, um die Hintergründe einer verblüffenden archäologischen Entdeckung zu erforschen. Auf seiner Reise folgt er einer Spur von Hinweisen quer durch Neuseeland und findet sich in der Rolle des Schülers wieder, der einiges über Vertrauen, Liebe und Betrug zu lernen hat. Aber kann er es schaffen, ...Read more»

Der Spanische Helm is finally ready (kind of) and is available on Kindle for FREE on Thursday 17th (Auffahrt/Christi Himmelfahrt) from 9am CET for 24 hours. Be sure to get your copy and tell your friends. http://www.amazon.com/Spanische-Matthew-Cameron-Edition-ebook/dp/B0083TXLMY http://www.amazon.de/Spanische-Matthew-Cameron-Edition-ebook/dp/B0083TXLMY ...Read more»

I am very proud to announce that my debut novel The Spanish Helmet has been selected by the NZ Society of Authors to be presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2012 where New Zealand is guest of honour. The society has selected just 40 books (dubbed the Frankfurt Forty) for this honour from fiction and non-fiction New Zealand works. It is a great pleasure to have my work selected from among the other great work coming out on New Zealand. For ...Read more»

  I spent some time a few months ago, creating a list of Indie book reviewers. I used various sources (I can't remember where from) to compile this list, but gave up before completing it when I realised I wouldn't bother using it myself. I posted the URLs on Goodreads yesterday and realised that there is quite a demand for such information. So here is the list - for you all. Sorry that is isn't complete. Some of the information about genres accepted ...Read more»

Please... help me to translate The Spanish Helmet into German. From as little as a $5 donation, you get a copy of the book. Or, be the hero (or villain) in my next novel by donating $1500. OK, $5 would be a great start. I will be grateful forever. And my pregnant translator (not my wife) will be able to stock up on chocolate-covered gherkins. Greg Scowen IndieGoGo Spanish Helmet Project ...Read more»

I undertook an interesting exercise last night. And the results surprised even me. Comparing The Spanish Helmet with NZ 2011 Top Ten Fiction Nielsen produce lists of top selling books in New Zealand. You can find this information on the Booksellers NZ website. I took the list of the top 10 selling NZ fiction for adults and compared the statistics, rankings, reviews, and likes of these on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Goodreads (a popular social network for book lovers) with the same for The ...Read more»

The Spanish Helmet was reviewed in the Southland Times on the 21st January, 2012. For those of you without access to this paper, the review follows: Alternate History Delivers The Spanish Helmet By Greg Scowen (Whare Rama Books, $20 for an autographed copy by post) Reviewed by Jillian Allison-aitken New Zealand author Greg Scowen has come up with an interesting concept for his conspiracy thriller The Spanish Helmet: what if the officially accepted history of New Zealand is wrong? A mysterious Spanish helmet sitting ...Read more»

The Spanish Helmet was reviewed in the Saturday Express on the 20th November, 2011. For those of you without access to this paper, the review follows: The Spanish Helmet By Greg Scowen Reviewed by Elizabeth Winter Take a mysterious Spanish helmet held in Te Papa, a large pohutukawa tree in La Coruna, Spain, which locals believe to be 400 to 500 years old and a 16th century Spanish expedition, and you have the makings of a conspiracy thriller and an alternative history of New ...Read more»

You live in Switzerland now. How much influence does New Zealand have on your writing? New Zealand has a large influence on my work. I started writing because I had a story to tell, the story of The Spanish Helmet. This is New Zealand's story. Admittedly, I wanted to inject some Switzerland into it too, so part of The Spanish Helmet is set over here. You say The Spanish Helmet is New Zealand's story. Are you suggesting that there is more to ...Read more»