E.V. Thompson / Ernest Victor Thompson

E.V. Thompson is an author of historical novels. The author’s full name without the initials is Ernest Victor Thompson. E.V. is the author of the Retallick Saga, the Amos Hawke series, and the Jagos of Cornwall series. Thompson joined the Royal Navy when he was only 15 years old. He served during the Korean War and traveled all over. After leaving the Navy is when he picked up the pen and started writing short stories. He would go on to work as a Civil Servant in Devonport naval dockyard and it was at this time that he published his first novel, Chase the Wind. Chase the Wind was Thompson’s first book and the first novel in the Retallick series. The story introduces Josh Retallick and his love, Miriam, as they explore the secret places and wild creatures of Bodmin Moor. What they don’t know is that fate is soon to pull them apart. Ultimately, destiny will bring them back together again, but it will be after hard and bitter years as powerful forces set out to crush the mining community.