Name David Donachie | Role Novelist | |
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Books By the Mast Divided, A Divided Command, A Flag of Truce, The Devil to Pay, A Shot Rolling Ship |
David Donachie (born 1944) is a Scottish nautical historical novelist. He also writes under the pen-names Tom Connery and Jack Ludlow.
Contents
- Series
- The Privateersman Mysteries
- The Markham of the Marines Series writing as Tom Connery
- Nelson and Emma
- The John Pearce Series
- The Republic Series writing as Jack Ludlow
- The Conquest Series writing as Jack Ludlow
- References

He was elected to the Management Committee of the Society of Authors in 2014 and became Chair in March 2016.
Series
As of 2016, there are nineteen books published under his own name and the same number under his pen-names. He is best known for his seafaring novels.
The Privateersman Mysteries
- The Devil's Own Luck (1991)
- The Dying Trade (1993)
- A Hanging Matter (1994)
- An Element of Chance (1995)
- The Scent of Betrayal (1996)
- A Game of Bones (1997)
The Markham of the Marines Series (writing as Tom Connery)
- A Shred of Honour (1996)
- Honour Redeemed (1997)
- Honour Be Damned (1999)
Nelson and Emma
- On a Making Tide (2000)
- Tested by Fate (2001)
- Nelson: Breaking the Line (2001)
The John Pearce Series
- By the Mast Divided (2004)
- A Shot Rolling Ship (2005)
- An Awkward Commission (2006)
- Flag of Truce (2008), his most widely held book; According to WorldCat, the book is held in 402 libraries
- The Admirals' Game (2008)
- An Ill Wind (2009)
- Blown off Course (2011)
- Enemies at Every Turn (2011)
- A Sea of Troubles (2012)
- A Divided Command (2013)
- The Devil to Pay (2014)
- The Perils of Command (2015)
- A Treacherous Coast (2016)
- On a particular service (2017)
The Republic Series (writing as Jack Ludlow)
- The Pillars of Rome (2007)
- The Sword of Revenge (2008)
- The Gods of War (2008)
- Son of Blood (2012)
- Soldier of Crusade (2012)
- Prince of Legend (2013)
The Conquest Series (writing as Jack Ludlow)
- Mercenaries
- Warriors
- Conquest
References
David Donachie Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA