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Jonathan Hopkins

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'I started writing about the British cavalry who fought Napoleon for the simple reason that they were roundly criticised by just about every historian and his dog. Why?

I had to find out, because it just didn't seem fair. And it wasn't, as I soon discovered.

So, because I'm not a real historian, I wrote a novel. About two young cavalry recruits sent to Portugal... and it sort-of spiralled from there!'

Jonathan Hopkins is married with one daughter, two horses, a cat and a cocker spaniel with a heart murmur.
Born and brought up on the South Wales coast, he still lives there.

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	Walls of Jericho: A Cavalry Tale - Book 1 3.91 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2008 — 4 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
	Leopardkill: A Cavalry Tale 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Hand of the Baptist: A Cavalry Tale - Book 4 4.50 avg rating — 10 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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The backbone: Diaries of a military family in the Napoleonic wars

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I don’t read very much fantasy, but quite a lot of Dark Age fiction, so thought I’d try this one. It’s the story of Viydrin, a young man who lives by his wits in RiverRun, a city ruled by Guilds at odds; Merchants, Thieves and, nominally overlords of ...more
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