New Novel Tells the Story of Good King Wenceslas
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- George WB Scott's second novel, "The Good King, A Medieval Thriller," will be released Sept. 14, 2023, from Black Rose Writing. The Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas" is beloved throughout the world, but the true story of Saint Wenceslas is tragic—a tale of jealousy, loyalty and betrayal, and mankind's need for spirituality.
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- KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- George WB Scott's second novel, "The Good King, A Medieval Thriller," will be released Sept. 14, 2023, from Black Rose Writing.
- The Christmas carol "Good King Wenceslas" is beloved throughout the world, but the true story of Saint Wenceslas is tragic—a tale of jealousy, loyalty and betrayal, and mankind's need for spirituality.
- The book launches Sept. 21 with an event hosted by Union Ave. Books, Knoxville's premiere independent bookstore in the heart of Downtown.
- "I began researching the Christmas carol, 'Good King Wenceslas,' and pagan priests, slave workers and other characters of the era walked right off the page and into my story," says Scott.