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David Clensy

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Born

Birkenhead, The United Kingdom

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Fiction, Nonfiction

Influences

Graham Greene, John Banville, Ernest Hemingway, Daphne du Maurier, Seb ...more

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David Clensy has written a number of non-fiction and fiction books, including Island Life: A History of Looe Island (2006), The Mole of Edge Hill (2006), Walking The Wolds Way (2007), As Wide As All The World (2021) and Walking the White Horses (2023).

In February 2024 he released his debut novel, Prayer in Time of War.

In July 2023 he won the Frome Festival Short Story Competition Local Prize. His short stories have also been long-listed in the Cranked Anvil Short Story Prize 2022 and short-listed in the Wells Festival of Literature Short Story Competition 2022.

In July 2024, he signed a five-book deal with historical fiction specialist Sapere Books to deliver a series of World War II naval thrillers. The first of the series, For Those In Per ...more

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Average rating: 4.33 · 1,724 ratings · 34 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	For Those In Peril (Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventures Book 1) 4.31 avg rating — 632 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
	In Danger's Hour: A thrilling WWII nautical saga (Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventures Book 2) 4.37 avg rating — 555 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 Mighty Ocean: A gruelling mission on the Arctic seas... (Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventures Book 3) 4.36 avg rating — 285 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 Restless Wave: A gripping WWII seafaring saga (Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventures Book 4) 4.32 avg rating — 211 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
	Prayer in Time of War 4.27 avg rating — 11 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
	Walking the White Horses: Wiltshire's White Horse Trail on Foot 4.40 avg rating — 5 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
	Walking the Wolds Way : Yorkshire on Foot, from Hull to Filey really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007 — 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
	The Mole of Edge Hill: The World of Williamson's Tunnels it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006 — 5 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
	Island Life: A History of Looe Island really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2006 — 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
	In Danger's Hour: A Thrilling WWII Nautical Saga (Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventures, Book 2) by David Clensy (Goodreads Author), Simon Watt (Narrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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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A great read - funny, nostalgic and occasionally grisly Funny, nostalgic and fascinating in turn, Geoffrey Bennett gives a frank and entertaining account of growing up in Swindon, before bearing witness to some of Bristol’s most grisly crimes as a lo ...more
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David Clensy liked John Rosenberger's review of The Restless Wave: A gripping WWII seafaring saga (Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventures Book 4): "This wonderful and mighty saga continues. The author is a master at balancing the strategic and tactical details of war, highlighting the men and machines who fight them, and providing a compelling picture of battle that brings alive the noise, smoke" Read more of this review »
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David Clensy liked John Rosenberger's review of The Mighty Ocean: A gruelling mission on the Arctic seas... (Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventures Book 3): "An astoninshingly good tale. The continuation of the Romulus and Remis Hutchonson series- adventure in the RN and Merchant marine in Britain in early WW2. The depth and wmotions of each character are ataoundong, as they deal with life, both the good " Read more of this review »
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David Clensy liked Richard's review of The Mighty Ocean: A gruelling mission on the Arctic seas... (Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventures Book 3): "Arctic sea fighting The merchant sailor is very much needed and unappreciated. The Arctic sailings were filled with unbelievable hardships, fears, and heroic self sacrifices!"
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