E.V. Thompson is an author of historical novels. The author’s full name without the initials is Ernest Victor Thompson. E.V. is the author of the Retallick Saga, the Amos Hawke series, and the Jagos of Cornwall series.

Thompson joined the Royal Navy when he was only 15 years old. He served during the Korean War and traveled all over. After leaving the Navy is when he picked up the pen and started writing short stories. He would go on to work as a Civil Servant in Devonport naval dockyard and it was at this time that he published his first novel, Chase the Wind.

Publication Order of Amos Hawke Books

Though the Heavens May Fall (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Churchyard and Hawke (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Hawke's Tor (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Jagos of Cornwall Books

The Restless Sea (1983)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Polrudden (1985)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Mistress of Polrudden (1993)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Retallick Saga Books

Chase the Wind (1977)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Harvest of the Sun (1978)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ben Retallick (1980)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Singing Spears (1982)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Stricken Land (1985)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Lottie Trago (1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ruddlemoor (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Fires of Evening (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Brothers in War (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Chronological Order of Retallick Saga Books

Ben Retallick(1980)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Chase the Wind(1977)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Harvest of the Sun(1978)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Singing Spears(1982)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Stricken Land(1985)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Lottie Trago(1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Ruddlemoor(1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Fires of Evening(1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Brothers in War(2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

The Music Makers (1979)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Dream Traders (1981)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Cry Once Alone (1984)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Republic! (1984)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Becky (1988)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
God's Highlander (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Cassie (1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Homeland (1991)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Wychwood (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Blue Dress Girl (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Tolpuddle Woman (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Lewin's Mead (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Moontide (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Cast No Shadows (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Mud Huts and Missionaries (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Somewhere A Bird Is Singing (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Winds of Fortune (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Seek A New Dawn (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Lost Years (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Paths Of Destiny (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Tomorrow is for Ever (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Vagrant King (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
No Less than the Journey (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Beyond the Storm (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Bonds of Earth (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Collections

Here, There and Yesterday (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Becky and The Restless Sea (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

Discovering Bodmin Moor (1980)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Discovering Cornwall's South Coast (1982)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
100 Years on Bodmin Moor (1984)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
People and Places in Bristol (1986)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
E.V. Thompson's Westcountry (1986)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Around and About Clay Country Cornwall and Devon, 1872-1924 (1990)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Bodmin Moor Through the Years (1992)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Around and About St. Austell, 1903-33 (1993)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Walks on Bodmin Moor (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
For Valour (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Publication Order of Anthologies

Sea Stories Of Devon(1984)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

If You Like E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson Books, You’ll Love…

Chase the Wind was Thompson’s first book and the first novel in the Retallick series. The story introduces Josh Retallick and his love, Miriam, as they explore the secret places and wild creatures of Bodmin Moor. What they don’t know is that fate is soon to pull them apart. Ultimately, destiny will bring them back together again, but it will be after hard and bitter years as powerful forces set out to crush the mining community.

Though the Heavens May Fall is the first book in the Amos Hawke series. The story takes place in Cornwall in 1856 when three men have just been murdered. Amos Hawke is a Cornish detective working from Scotland Yard and he is sent in to investigate. One of the men leaves behind a wife named Talwyn and a daughter. The two of them, Amos and Talwyn, don’t give off to a great start when they first meet. However, she will be crucial to the case and helping Amos bringing the killer of the men to justice. The series continues with Churchyard and Hawke and Hawke’s Tour.

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