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Sword of India #1-2
The Sword of India: An omnibus
Follow the escapades and adventures that befall Nicole's heroes in British India after the period of Clive in two stunning historical adventures.
Set in 1778 and 1825 respectively, the epic military Sword books are filled with daring, passion and authentic historical detail.
In Sword of Fortune, we follow dashing rogue, Richard Bryant, as he seeks to climb the military ladder in India, only to be forced out as an outlaw. Relying on his cunning and fierce ambition, Bryant carves out his place through guile and, sometimes, violence...
The action shifts to the court in Sword of Empire when Laura Dean, wife of the Rajah of Sittapore, and Captain Guy Bartlett are forced together following her husband's untimely death. A deadly game of political survival ensues in the thrilling sequel to Sword of Fortune.
Praise for Christopher Nicole:
‘Well-researched…Evocative descriptions of scenery and edifices, and exact period dialogue’ – Historical Novels Society
'Told with smooth authenticity’ – Publishers’ Weekly
Christopher Nicole was a prolific British writer of over 200 novels and non-fiction books since 1957. He wrote as Christopher Nicole under several pseudonyms including Peter Grange, Andrew York,Robin Cade, Mark Logan, Christina Nicholson, Alison York, Leslie Arlen, Robin Nicholson, C.R. Nicholson, Daniel Adams,Simon McKay, Caroline Gray and Alan Savage. He also wrote under the penname Max Marlow co-authoring with his wife, fellow author Diana Bachmann.
Set in 1778 and 1825 respectively, the epic military Sword books are filled with daring, passion and authentic historical detail.
In Sword of Fortune, we follow dashing rogue, Richard Bryant, as he seeks to climb the military ladder in India, only to be forced out as an outlaw. Relying on his cunning and fierce ambition, Bryant carves out his place through guile and, sometimes, violence...
The action shifts to the court in Sword of Empire when Laura Dean, wife of the Rajah of Sittapore, and Captain Guy Bartlett are forced together following her husband's untimely death. A deadly game of political survival ensues in the thrilling sequel to Sword of Fortune.
Praise for Christopher Nicole:
‘Well-researched…Evocative descriptions of scenery and edifices, and exact period dialogue’ – Historical Novels Society
'Told with smooth authenticity’ – Publishers’ Weekly
Christopher Nicole was a prolific British writer of over 200 novels and non-fiction books since 1957. He wrote as Christopher Nicole under several pseudonyms including Peter Grange, Andrew York,Robin Cade, Mark Logan, Christina Nicholson, Alison York, Leslie Arlen, Robin Nicholson, C.R. Nicholson, Daniel Adams,Simon McKay, Caroline Gray and Alan Savage. He also wrote under the penname Max Marlow co-authoring with his wife, fellow author Diana Bachmann.
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Published August 20, 2018
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About the author
Christopher Nicole
221 books58 followersChristopher Robin Nicole was born on 7 December 1930 in Georgetown, British Guiana (now Guyana), where he was raised. He is the son of Jean Dorothy (Logan) and Jack Nicole, a police officer, both Scottish. He studied at Queen's College in Guyana and at Harrison College in Barbados. He was a fellow at the Canadian Bankers Association and a clerk for the Royal Bank of Canada in Georgetown and Nassau from 1947 to 1956. In 1957, he moved to Guernsey, Channel Islands, United Kingdom, where he currently lives, but he also has a domicile in Spain.
On 31 March 1951, he married his first wife, Jean Regina Amelia Barnett, with whom he had two sons, Bruce and Jack, and two daughters, Julie and Ursula, they divorced. On 8 May 1982 he married for the second time with fellow writer Diana Bachmann.
As a romantic and passionate of history, Nicole has been published since 1957, when he published a book about West Indian Cricket. He published his first novel in 1959 with his first stories set in his native Caribbean. Later he wrote many historical novels set mostly in tumultuous periods like World War I, World War II and the Cold War, and depict places in Europe, Asia and Africa. He also wrote classic romance novels. He specialized in Series and Sagas, and continues to write into the 21st century with no intention of retiring.
He signs his books as Christopher Nicole and uses several pseudonyms, some of them female. Pseudonyms used include: Peter Grange, Andrew York, Robin Cade, Mark Logan, Christina Nicholson, Alison York, Leslie Arlen, Robin Nicholson, C. R. Nicholson, Daniel Adams, Simon McKay, Caroline Gray and Alan Savage. He wrote disaster thrillers in collaboration with his wife, Diana Bachmann, under the penname Max Marlow. Under his different pseudonyms he has worked with many publishing houses: Jarrolds, Hutchinson, Simon & Schuster, Coward-McCann & Geoghegan, Jove, Michael Joseph, Mills & Boon, and Severn House.
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On 31 March 1951, he married his first wife, Jean Regina Amelia Barnett, with whom he had two sons, Bruce and Jack, and two daughters, Julie and Ursula, they divorced. On 8 May 1982 he married for the second time with fellow writer Diana Bachmann.
As a romantic and passionate of history, Nicole has been published since 1957, when he published a book about West Indian Cricket. He published his first novel in 1959 with his first stories set in his native Caribbean. Later he wrote many historical novels set mostly in tumultuous periods like World War I, World War II and the Cold War, and depict places in Europe, Asia and Africa. He also wrote classic romance novels. He specialized in Series and Sagas, and continues to write into the 21st century with no intention of retiring.
He signs his books as Christopher Nicole and uses several pseudonyms, some of them female. Pseudonyms used include: Peter Grange, Andrew York, Robin Cade, Mark Logan, Christina Nicholson, Alison York, Leslie Arlen, Robin Nicholson, C. R. Nicholson, Daniel Adams, Simon McKay, Caroline Gray and Alan Savage. He wrote disaster thrillers in collaboration with his wife, Diana Bachmann, under the penname Max Marlow. Under his different pseudonyms he has worked with many publishing houses: Jarrolds, Hutchinson, Simon & Schuster, Coward-McCann & Geoghegan, Jove, Michael Joseph, Mills & Boon, and Severn House.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christop... and
http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1009...
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