Richard Nigel Stembridge’s early ambition to become an engineer was altered when he became a finance company manager. He then worked in the motor trade, owned shops and is now a junior civil servant. He was born in Essex but has lived in Newcastle upon Tyne for over thirty years. He is married with two grown up daughters who live in London. Apart from writing, he is a keen motorcyclist and has been involved with Newcastle Cricket Club for many years, currently holding the office of Honorary Treasurer.
Age of Sail: Fiction
AOS Naval Fiction
Series: The King's Navy
The King's Frenchman (aka Vive le Roi) : 1793: Samuel Crewe, a King’s officer, can act and sound like a Frenchman
Return to Killala : Can Lt. Thompson bridge the conflicting demands of duty and honour?
The Danish Prize (aka East of Jutland) : Britain is determined to protect the vital Baltic trade
The Tyne Command (aka Coal from Newcastle): 1806: Can Hudson and Dunnock protect the Newcastle colliers
The Galway Gambit (aka For King and Our Country): 1807: Junior Lt. Adam Sheridan must take command of his ship
The Atlantic Affair (HMS Constitution) : 1812: Matthew Thompson must eliminate the threat to British naval supremacy
The Freetown Squadron (Black Tar) : 1808: The Malvern (28) was considered capable of dealing with merchant ships carrying slaves
The Canton Betrayal : 1841: HMS Repulse is ordered to the Far East and the First Opium War
Series: John Brough
The Trafalgar Bastard : 1805: Lt. John Brough sails for Nelson's fleet and hoping to discover the truth about the man who may be his father
Modern Era: Fiction
Modern Era Naval Fiction
Series: The King's Navy
The Baltic Breakout (aka Under the Baltic) : 1901: Mark Gough commanded the tiny and outdated C39 and found more than glory in the Baltic
The Russian Reckoning (aka Love from Russia) : Lt. Charles Keating must establish a secret base on the Estonian coast
The Nuclear Rising : (aka The Nuclear Option) Miles Fletcher commands a Motor Gun Boat in the North Sea
The Irish Enigma : (aka The Gap) : 1941: Flight Lt. Norton hunts the invisible enemy.