Christopher Robin Nicole (1930-2017) was a prolific British writer of over 200 novels and non-fiction books since 1957. He has also written under several pseudonyms
He was born in Georgetown, in British Guiana (now Guyana) and 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.
Age of Sail: Fiction
AOS Naval Fiction |
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| Series: The McGann series (continues in Modern Era) | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| Old Glory | Harry finds himself involved in the formation of the American Navy | |
| The Sea and the Sand | A new threat to American interests stalks the seas. Barbary pirates | |
| 1858 | Iron Ships, Iron Men | On opposing sides of the American Civil War two men embark on journeys around the globe |
Modern Era: Fiction
Modern Era Naval Fiction |
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| Series: The McGann series | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| Wind of Destiny | During the War of Cuban Independence | |
| 1915 | Raging Sea, Searing Sky | Spanning the tumultuous years of the Great War to the onset of World War II |
| WWII | The Passion and the Glory | When Japan drops bombs on Pearl Harbour, America enters the Second World War. |
| Series: The Dawson Saga | ||
| Year | Book | Comment |
| Days of Wine and Roses | Japan was at war with Russia in 1905 and there the seeds of friendship were being sown | |
| Resumption | Jack Dawson is serving on board one of the British gunboats patrolling the Yangste-Kiang | |
| The Last Battle | Japan attacks Pearl Harbour, the Philippines and Malaya. | |