Paul Stephenson writes pulp fiction for the digital age. His first novel series - the indie-published apocalyptic Blood on the Motorway trilogy - has been an Amazon bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic. A former journalist, he holds a diploma in Creative Writing at Oxford University.His stories have been featured on the chart-topping horror podcasts, The Other Stories and The Night's End. His newest project, the ebook serial The Sunset Chronicles, is a dystopian sci-fi thriller that will delight and terrify fans of science fiction and horror alike. He is also the creator of the podcasts, Bleakwood, tales of terror from a mysterious English town, and is one half of the All Creatives Now team, with fellow horror author, Kev Harrison.He lives in England with his wife, two children, and one hellhound.
List of maps and figures
Preface
A note on citation and transliteration
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1. Bulgaria and beyond: the northern Balkans (c. 900-963)
2. The Byzantine occupation of Bulgaria (963-1025)
3. Northern nomads (1025-1100)
4. Southern Slavs (1025-1100)
5. The rise of the west, I: Normans and crusaders (1081-1118)
6. The rise of the west, II: Hungarians and Venetians (1100-1143)
7. Manuel I Comnenus confronts the West (1143-1156)
8. Advancing the frontier: the annexation of Sirmium and Dalmatia (1156-1180)
9. Casting off the 'Byzantine yoke' (1180-1204)
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index.
