Mike Ward is an English creator of historical fiction. Born in Liverpool, he was a BBC journalist and journalism academic before turning to non-factual writing.
His debut novel 'The Rags of Time' is located in London in 1639. It marks the start of a tumultuous 40 years - civil war, regicide, republic and royal restoration. Politics, religion, commerce, science, medicine - none are left untouched by this ferment of change.
Mike believes it's the perfect setting for his hero Thomas Tallant's series of adventures, starting first with 'Rags'. He is currently working on its sequel.
His debut novel 'The Rags of Time' is located in London in 1639. It marks the start of a tumultuous 40 years - civil war, regicide, republic and royal restoration. Politics, religion, commerce, science, medicine - none are left untouched by this ferment of change.
Mike believes it's the perfect setting for his hero Thomas Tallant's series of adventures, starting first with 'Rags'. He is currently working on its sequel.
Genres: Historical, Historical Mystery
Series contributed to
HWA Short Story Collection (with Judith Arnopp, David Field, Elizabeth Fremantle, Philip Gooden, Michael Jecks, John Pilkington, Peter Tonkin and Steven Veerapen)
3. Royal Blood (2020)
3. Royal Blood (2020)
Michael Ward recommends

Coronation (2020)
(Elizabethan Spy Thriller, book 6)
Steven Veerapen
"Authentic and absorbing mystery and menace pulsate from every page."

The Queen's Devil (2020)
(William Constable Spy, book 3)
Paul Walker
"Walker skillfully creates a treacherous world of half-truths, plots and duplicity...simmering with impending danger."
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