Picture of author.

E. V. Thompson (1931–2012)

Author of Chase the Wind

52+ Works 869 Members 18 Reviews 2 Favorited

About the Author

E. V. Thompson was born on July 14 1931. He left the Burford Grammar School in Oxfordshire at the age of 16 to join the Royal Navy, where he remained until 1956, serving in Hong Kong, Japan and Korea. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked for the Bristol constabulary, was an investigator show more with BOAC, was chief security officer for the department of civil aviation in Rhodesia, and worked at Devonport Naval Dockyard. His first book, Chase the Wind, was published in 1977. He wrote about 40 historical novels during his lifetime including Harvest of the Sun, The Dream Traders, Cry Once Alone, Blue Dress Girl, Somewhere a Bird Is Singing, Winds of Fortune, Beyond the Storm, and The Bonds of Earth. He was appointed a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2012 New Year's Honours list. He died on July 19, 2012 at the age of 81. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: http://www.littlebrown.co.uk/Authors/T/2... 4. We make some material in this site available for you to download - by clicking on the image or text - for you to use to promote our titles' sales. You may download images and text from this site and use the material you have downloaded for the sole purpose of promoting the sale of Little, Brown Book Group's titles without obtaining further consent from Little, Brown Book Group, provided that you do not alter extracts of text which you quote and that you only use images which you download in their entirety without modifying them in any way (other than reducing their size and superimposing a price, e.g. a reduced price). You agree to acknowledge Little, Brown Book Group prominently in relation to every image and/or textual extract which you use; and if you quote any extract from a Little, Brown Book Group title you also agree to identify the author. You also agree that you will not use any material from the Little, Brown Book Group website in any way which may be derogatory of the material itself, the author or Little, Brown Book Group. If you wish to make any alterations to images or text you agree to obtain Little, Brown Book Group's prior written consent.

Series

Works by E. V. Thompson

Chase the Wind (1824) 62 copies
Harvest of the Sun (1978) 50 copies
Ben Retallick (1980) 44 copies
Singing Spears (1982) 37 copies
The Dream Traders (1981) 37 copies
Music Makers (1979) 35 copies
God's Highlander (1892) 33 copies
The Restless Sea (1983) 29 copies
Lottie Trago (1991) 27 copies
Becky (1707) 25 copies
Cast No Shadows (1997) 22 copies
Blue Dress Girl (1992) 21 copies
The Stricken Land (1986) 21 copies
Mistress of Polrudden (1994) 20 copies
Brothers in War (2006) 20 copies
The Tolpuddle Woman (1994) 20 copies
Cry Once Alone (1985) 18 copies
Winds of Fortune (2000) 18 copies
Lewin's Mead (1996) 18 copies
The Vagrant King (2005) 17 copies
Seek a New Dawn (2001) 17 copies
Paths of Destiny (2003) 17 copies
Cassie (1991) 16 copies
Moontide (1851) 15 copies
Somewhere a Bird is Singing (1999) 14 copies
Beyond the Storm (2010) 13 copies
Ruddlemoor (1996) 12 copies
Homeland (1991) 11 copies
No Less than the Journey (2008) 10 copies
The Lost Years (2002) 10 copies
The Bonds of Earth (2012) 9 copies
Wychwood (1992) 8 copies
Mud huts and missionaries (1997) 7 copies
Discovering Bodmin Moor (1980) 5 copies
Here, There and Yesterday (2000) 2 copies
Sea Stories of Devon (1984) 1 copy
Walks on Bodmin Moor (1996) 1 copy
Les marchands de reve. (1983) 1 copy

Associated Works

Tagged

Common Knowledge

Members

Reviews

1.5 stars-rounded down. Just an edge above "I hated it".
I refuse to classify it as historic fiction, because while set in the past there is little historic about it.
If you buy a single scene in this book, I have some prime ocean front property in Nebraska I'd like to sell you.
 
Flagged
mattorsara | 1 other review | Aug 11, 2022 |
Wow another amazing story from Thompson, this time about Texas, Mexico, the American Indian tribes and the US. I always learn so much history from his books in a most enjoyable way.
 
Flagged
alisonb60 | Jun 15, 2020 |
This is a fast moving story, a real page turner. I know the locations but it was fascinating to learn about life on St Michael’s Mount. Apparently Thompson has written about 40 books so I’m looking forward to more stories by this wonderful author. Gripping from start to finish (in a Cornish sort of way).
 
Flagged
alisonb60 | 1 other review | Nov 25, 2019 |
I think this is the last of the Retallick series. I am so sad that it is finished, it has been a wonderful journey for me. Now I am continuing to read more of Thompson’s book, a wonderful story teller.
 
Flagged
alisonb60 | Nov 21, 2019 |

Lists

Awards

You May Also Like

Associated Authors

Statistics

Works
52
Also by
4
Members
869
Popularity
#29,449
Rating
3.9
Reviews
18
ISBNs
305
Languages
6
Favorited
2

Charts & Graphs