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Harold Coyle is an American author of historical fiction, speculative fiction and military fiction. After graduating from the Virginia Military Institute in 1974, Coyle served for 14 years in the U.S. Army. He lives in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Thomas Payne Kydd is the protagonist in a series of action-adventure/nautical historical fiction novels by English novelist Julian Stockwin. Thomas Kydd is a young man from Guildford who finds himself aboard the Duke William battleship where he learns to become a soldier and join the Royal Navy. The series begins in the late 18th century. […]
Julian Stockwin is an English author of nautical action-adventure historical fiction novels. He writes the Kydd Sea Adventures series. Stockwin joined the Royal Navy when he was 15 years old. When his family moved to Australia, he was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy where he served for eight years. After studying at the University […]
The Flashman Papers is a series of historical fiction novels by British author George MacDonald Fraser. The lead character of the series (Harry Flashman) was created by Fraser, but based on a character called Flashman that was created by Thomas Hughes for his novel Tom Brown’s School Days. Harry Flashman is a cowardly British soldier […]
George MacDonald Frasier (1925-2008) was a British author of historical fiction. He is best known for his Flashman Papers series as well as his McAuslan stories. He was born in England to Scottish parents and was very proud of his Scottish heritage. Fraser served in the Burma Campaign during World War II and then with […]
Lady Emily Ashton is the protagonist in a series of historical mystery novels by American novelist Tasha Alexander. In Victorian London, Lady Emily is among the elite. But even the aristocrats have to fear for burglars, betrayal and murder. Lady Emily journeys through country estates, the mansions of Mayfair and exotic travels as she searches […]
Tasha Alexander is an American author of historical fiction. She writes the Lady Emily series. Tasha studied English and Medieval History at the University of Notre Dame. She is a New York Times bestselling author and her novels have been translated into over a dozen languages. Tasha and her husband, fellow novelist Andrew Grant, split […]
James A. Michener (1907-1997) was an American author of historical fiction and non-fiction. He is well-known for the amount of research that went into his work in addition to the length of his novels (900 pages was a short novel for him). Michener was awarded with the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel Tales […]
Peter Lovesey is a British novelist of crime fiction novels, many of which are historical. His series characters include Sergeant Cribb and Peter Diamond. He has also published several novels under the pen name of Peter Lear. Peter has won several of the highest awards in his field, including the Anthony Award, the Cartier Diamond […]
Caleb Carr is an American novelist of historical fiction, mystery novels and science fiction novels. He has written two Laszlo Kreizler & John Schuyler Moore novels and also has written multiple screenplays and stageplays, including the prequel to the film The Exorcist (which received praise from William Peter Blatty). Carr has also written several non-fiction […]