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Alex Marchant

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Born and raised in the rolling Surrey downs, and following stints as an archaeologist and in publishing in London and Gloucester, I now live surrounded by moors in King Richard III’s northern heartland, working as a freelance copyeditor, proofreader and, more recently, independent author of books for children aged 10+.
My first novel, Time out of Time (pub. 2021), won the 2012 Chapter One Children’s Book Award, and my second (to be published in May 2025 as Tower of Shadows) was put on the backburner in 2013 at the announcement of the discovery of King Richard’s grave in a car park in Leicester. As a Ricardian since my teens, that momentous announcement prompted me to write about the real Richard III for older children (there being no such b ...more

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	The Order of the White Boar 4.53 avg rating — 104 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grant Me the Carving of My Name: An anthology of short fiction inspired by King Richard III by Alex Marchant (Goodreads Author), Narrelle M. Harris (Goodreads Author), Susan Lamb (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 82 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The King's Man (The Order of the White Boar #2) 4.51 avg rating — 63 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Right Trusty and Well Beloved... by Alex Marchant (Goodreads Author), Terri Beckett (Goodreads Author), Wendy Johnson 4.14 avg rating — 37 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King in Waiting (The Order of the White Boar, #3) 4.32 avg rating — 28 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sons of York 4.62 avg rating — 26 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Time out of Time 4.59 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yorkist Stories: A collection of short stories about the Wars of the Roses by Alex Marchant (Goodreads Author), Brian Wainwright (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Celeone 4.06 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Order of the White Boar: Books 1 & 2 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince: A third anthology of short stories inspired by King Richard III by Alex Marchant (Goodreads Author), Robert Lindsay (foreword), Narrelle M. Harris (Goodreads Author) (contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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‘Tower of Shadows’ – publication day!

What is the secret of the ancient Scottish Tower?

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Can they solve the mystery of Coultry Tower?

“A compelling story that kept me gripped to the end … all the threads come together in a very satisfying finale” – Pam Golden, author of A Tree through Time

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Alex Marchant and 1 other person liked Charity Schmidt's review of A Spirited and Most Courageous Prince: A third anthology of short stories inspired by King Richard III: "Great stories I really enjoyed this. Hope to read more by these authors in the future. Also interested in reading more about King Richard III."
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Alex Marchant rated a book it was amazing The Traitor's Son by Wendy Johnson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What a super novel! It tells the story of the childhood and early youth of King Richard III – the real man not Shakespeare’s precocious villain – from his refusal to believe the news of the death in battle of his father, the Duke of York (the ‘traito ...more
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Alex Marchant rated a book it was amazing The Traitor's Son by Wendy Johnson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
What a super novel! It tells the story of the childhood and early youth of King Richard III – the real man not Shakespeare’s precocious villain – from his refusal to believe the news of the death in battle of his father, the Duke of York (the ‘traito ...more
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Alex Marchant made a comment on Justine Olawsky’s review of The Princes in the Tower: How History's Greatest Cold Case Was Solved " A great review! You're right that this is effectively 'Volume 1' - it's the interim report on the first five or so years of the project. As a result I ...more "
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Alex Marchant rated a book it was amazing The Princes in the Tower: Solving History's Greatest Cold Case by Philippa Langley	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
“History’s greatest cold case” – did King Richard III murder the so-called “Princes in the Tower”? After this incredibly researched book, it seems increasingly unlikely that he did. For centuries English law has insisted on the principle that a person ...more
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Alex Marchant made a comment on Sophie’s review of Sons of York (The Order of the White Boar) " I'm so pleased to hear you enjoyed my books, and thank you for the great reviews - I'm only sorry you were disappointed by the ending to 'Sons of York ...more "
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