Fourth Book in the Southern Swallow Series finds the Academician Li K'ai-men in exile on Hai-nan Island. China has a new invasion threat. A showdown between ingenuity and technology explodes as the Sung Dynasty tries to preserve itself.
Autumn 1940. Germany invades Britain. Newport is blitzed. Danny O’Shea’s house is bombed, his wife is killed. While taking his young son Adam to neutral Ireland, they witness an attack on a German convoy. The result is brutal.
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"Over the hills and far away..."
Background
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Born in Edmonds, Washington, author James Mace is currently a resident of Meridian, Idaho. He enlisted in the United States Air Force out of high school; three years later transferring over to the U.S. Army. After a career as a Soldier that included deploying to Iraq, in 2011 he left his full-time position with the Army National Guard to devote himself to writing.
His well received series, "Soldier of Rome - The Artorian Chronicles," is a perennial best-seller in ancient history on Amazon. In his latest endeavor, he branched into writing about the Napoleonic Wars, with first a short novella, "Forlorn Hope: The Storming of Badajoz," published earlier this year. His latest release is a full-length novel about the Battle of Waterloo entitled, "I Stood With Wellington."
Accomplishments
Quarterfinalist in the 2011 Pager International Screenplay Awards for 'The Evil That Men Do'. #1 Best-Seller in Ancient History on Amazon.com for 'Soldier of Rome: The Legionary'