170 ratings | 36 reviews | avg rating:4.15

Thomas’s Year In Books

Thomas’s 2025 Year in Books

Take a look at Thomas’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.

Go to Thomas’s 2025 Year in Books

Thomas Roke’s Followers (5)

Thomas’s Bookshelves

to-read (70)
currently-reading (1)
read (171)
did-not-finish (0)
2023-books (17)
2024-books (46)
2025-books (41)
2026-books (14)

Thomas’s Friends (6)

905 books | 128 friends

Martin Blackshaw

450 books | 722 friends

Dave

519 books | 26 friends

Benghis Kahn

1,748 books | 526 friends

J Svedin

924 books | 97 friends

Bella

1,491 books | 81 friends

Thomas Roke

Goodreads Author

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

Website

https://www.thomasroke.com/

Genre

Historical Fiction, Fiction, History

Influences

My formative reading experiences were Bernard Cornwell, Steven Pressfi ...more

Member Since

July 2023

edit data

I was raised in the United Kingdom, Spain and Italy. From an early age, I was an avid reader of military history and my chief interest has always been the stories of men and women at war. I wrote my first full-length novel aged 18, while an undergraduate at university. I studied History at University of London and later joined the British army. During my time in the military, I have deployed to Kenya, the Falkland Islands, Afghanistan and the Middle East. I am still serving today.

Learn more
Ask the Author

To ask Thomas Roke questions, please sign up.

Combine Editions
Thomas Roke’s books

Average rating: 4.0 · 12 ratings · 9 reviews · 1 distinct work • Similar authors

The Dogs of War

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions

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

* Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more, click here.

Thomas is Currently Reading

Thomas Roke is currently reading

Unruly: The Ridiculous History of England's Kings and Queens

by David Mitchell

bookshelves: currently-reading

read in November 2025

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

Nov 12, 2025 01:12AM

rss
Thomas’s Recent Updates

Thomas Roke wants to read The Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane (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
May 02, 2026 09:35AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Thomas Roke wants to read The Black Death: A Global History of Humanity's Most Devastating Pandemic by Thomas Asbridge (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
May 02, 2026 09:33AM · like
Thomas Roke rated a book really liked it Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy	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
May 01, 2026 04:16PM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Red Storm Rising by Tom Clancy <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Thomas Roke rated a book liked it The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones (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
Apr 24, 2026 04:19PM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Buffalo Hunter Hunter by Stephen Graham Jones <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Thomas Roke wants to read The Ghosts of Rome (Rome Escape Line, #2) by Joseph O'Connor	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
Apr 20, 2026 02:25AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O'Connor. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O'Connor <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Thomas Roke rated a book it was amazing A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter	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
Apr 16, 2026 12:15AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Woman in the Polar Night by Christiane Ritter <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Thomas Roke rated a book really liked it A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #1-3) by George R.R. Martin	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
Apr 11, 2026 04:08PM · 1 like · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms by George R.R. Martin <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Thomas Roke rated a book it was amazing Napoleon the Great by Andrew Roberts	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
Apr 06, 2026 02:55AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Napoleon the Great by Andrew Roberts. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Napoleon the Great by Andrew Roberts <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Thomas Roke rated a book it was ok Riding Rockets by Mike Mullane	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
Mar 18, 2026 04:29PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Riding Rockets by Mike Mullane. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Riding Rockets by Mike Mullane <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Thomas Roke rated a book liked it Autocracy, Inc. by Anne Applebaum	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
Feb 22, 2026 02:54AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Autocracy, Inc. by Anne Applebaum. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Autocracy, Inc. by Anne Applebaum <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">