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David Clensy

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Birkenhead, The United Kingdom

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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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OUT NOW: Calm Amid the Rage

Out now – Calm Amid the Rage – the fifth book in the Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventure series: action-packed, authentic historical adventures following twin brothers fighting with the Royal Navy and the Merchant Navy during the Second World War.

1945. Is the war finally over for the Hutchinson brothers…?

With the war in Europe coming to an end, twin brothers Romulus and Remus Hutchinson find their Read more of this blog post »

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Published on September 18, 2026 07:59 • Tags: historicalfiction, ww2

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Average rating: 4.35 · 2,240 ratings · 47 reviews · 23 distinct works • Similar authors

	For Those In Peril (Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventures Book 1) 4.32 avg rating — 688 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) 4.38 avg rating — 616 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) 4.33 avg rating — 350 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) 4.29 avg rating — 326 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
	Calm Amid the Rage: The war in Europe comes to an end... (Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventures Book 5) 4.60 avg rating — 194 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 4.33 avg rating — 15 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 4.67 avg rating — 3 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

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David Clensy liked Desmond Southwell's review of Calm Amid the Rage: The war in Europe comes to an end... (Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventures Book 5): "I would like to say Thank You to Mr Clensy and all those helpers for the obviously great amount of research which went into the writing of these stories. Even written as fiction, I tended to completely forget that fact when I was reading them. They w" Read more of this review »
Oct 20, 2026 03:41AM · see review
David Clensy liked gerald morson's review of Calm Amid the Rage: The war in Europe comes to an end... (Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventures Book 5): "Brilliant A fitting end to a a very good series ,also to find ROM and rem made it to the end of the war"
Oct 10, 2026 07:37AM · see review
David Clensy finished reading Calm Amid the Rage: The war in Europe comes to an end... (Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventures Book 5) by David Clensy (Goodreads Author)	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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David Clensy liked William Welp's review of Calm Amid the Rage: The war in Europe comes to an end... (Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventures Book 5): "Fair.winds and following seas........ I am a WWII junky. This series of 5 books was thoroughly enjoyable! Fact plus fiction, I read each book in one sitting.....good job David, I will be reading more of your book!!"
Oct 06, 2026 04:28AM · see review
David Clensy liked Richard's review of Calm Amid the Rage: The war in Europe comes to an end... (Romulus Hutchinson Naval Adventures Book 5): "My enemy is my friend The war in n Europe is ending. Now Rom is sent to the Pacific to fight on an aircraft carrier. He finds himself a POW in Japan with all the barbaric and brutality that instills in his life. He is a witness to one of the most horr" Read more of this review »
Sep 24, 2026 09:10AM · see review
David Clensy rated a book it was amazing The Date by T.H. Murdock	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 great read An enjoyable, brilliantly twisty thriller. Highly recommended. It certainly kept me hooked. A very impressive debut. Well done T H Murdock
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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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