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Michael Arnold

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Mike is the author of the Captain Stryker Adventures, The Savage Isle series, the Highwayman trilogy and the crime thriller, Corpse Thief.

He lives in Hampshire with his wife, four kids, three cats and several noisy guinea pigs.

Mike’s books have twice been selected in The Sunday Times “Historical Novels of the Year”, and his acclaimed English Civil War series (Stryker) is set to make its long-awaited return in 2026.

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	Traitor's Blood (Civil War Chronicles, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 582 ratings — published 2010 — 9 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
	Devil's Charge (Civil War Chronicles #2) 4.19 avg rating — 284 ratings — published 2011 — 8 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
	Hunter's Rage (Civil War Chronicles, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 239 ratings — published 2012 — 8 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
	Assassin's Reign (Civil War Chronicles #4) 4.23 avg rating — 202 ratings — published 2013 — 10 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
	Warlord's Gold (Civil War Chronicles, #5) 4.24 avg rating — 180 ratings — published 2014 — 6 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
	Marston Moor (Civil War Chronicles, #6) 4.28 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2015 — 6 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
	Highwayman Ironside 4.08 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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
	Stryker and the Angels of Death 4.10 avg rating — 83 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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
	Highwayman: Winter Swarm 3.97 avg rating — 78 ratings — 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
	The Savage Isle (The Savage Isle, #1) 3.99 avg rating — 76 ratings — 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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Highwayman Audiobooks

Hullo. Been a while, hasn't it? Sorry.

Since Marston Moor came out, I have been working on Stryker 7, done a bit of ghost-writing for someone else, and recorded the audiobook version of Highwayman: Ironside.

Stryker 7 is nearly done, which will be a relief!

But I wanted to tell everyone about the audiobook. I've narrated and produced it myself, in my shed, which has been a bit of a challenge to say t Read more of this blog post »

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Civil War Chronicles (8 books)
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“Straight into the action, fast-paced and authentic. This story captures all the confusion, fear and excitement of battle. It will appeal to anyone who enjoys historical adventure novels." - God's Vindictive Wrath by Charles Cordell”
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“The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose, Sergeant,’ Anthony Payne replied. ‘That is from The Merchant of Venice, but it holds great truth.”
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