David Donachie
David Donachie (born 1944) is a Scottish nautical historical novelist. He also writes under the pen-names Tom Connery and Jack Ludlow.
He was elected to the Management Committee of the Society of Authors in 2014 and became Chair in March 2016.[1]
Series
As of 2016, there are nineteen books published under his own name and the same number under his pen-names.[2][3] He is best known for his seafaring novels.[4][5][6]
The Privateersman Mysteries
- The Devil's Own Lucke (1991)
- The Dying Trade (1993)
- A Hanging Matter (1994) [7]
- An Element of Chance (1995)
- The Scent of Betrayal (1996)
- A Game of Bones (1997)
The Markham of the Marines Series (writing as Tom Connery)
- A Shred of Honour (1996)
- Honour Redeemed (1997)
- Honour Be Damned (1999)
Nelson and Emma
- On a Making Tide (2000)
- Tested by Fate (2001)
- Nelson: Breaking the Line (2001)[8]
The John Pearce Series
- By the Mast Divided (2004)
- A Shot Rolling Ship (2005)
- An Awkward Commission (2006)
- Flag of Truce (2008), his most widely held book; According to WorldCat, the book is held in 402 libraries [9]
- The Admirals' Game (2008)
- An Ill Wind (2009)
- Blown off Course (2011)
- Enemies at Every Turn (2011)
- A Sea of Troubles (2012)
- A Divided Command (2013)
- The Devil to Pay (2014)
- The Perils of Command (2015)
The Republic Series (writing as Jack Ludlow)
- The Pillars of Rome (2007)
- The Sword of Revenge (2008)
- The Gods of War (2008)
The Crusades Trilogy (writing as Jack Ludlow)
- Son of Blood (2012)
- Soldier of Crusade (2012)
- Prince of Legend (2013)
The Conquest Series (writing as Jack Ludlow)
- Mercenaries
- Warriors
- Conquest
References
- ↑ Cowdrey, Katherine (25 April 2016). "Donachie succeeds Horwood as SoA chair". The Bookseller. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ "About: Management committee". Society of Authors. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ "David Donachie". historicalnovelsociety.org. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ Donahue, Deirdre (11 Nov 2003). "Nautical books make waves". USA Today. McLean, Va. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ All the Shops at Sea; Florida Times Union [Jacksonville, Fla] 05 Mar 2000: H-4. .
- ↑ Star Ship; A voyage around O'Brian. Hall, James. Weekend Australian [Canberra, A.C.T] 18 Oct 2003: B01.
- ↑ Brit wit at the library: [Final Edition] Standard - Freeholder [Cornwall, Ont] 12 June 2003: 2.
- ↑ Williamson, Richard (16 Dec 2001). "Review: books - Love, War, and One Final Kiss". Sunday Mercury. Birmingham (UK). p. 40.
- ↑ "author file". WorldCat. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ↑ http://www.historicalnovels.info/Crusades.html
- "David Donachie". FantasticFiction. Retrieved 2008-02-20.
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