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Born and raised in the rolling Surrey downs, and following stints as an archaeologist and in publishing in London and Gloucester, I now live surrounded by moors in King Richard III’s northern heartland, working as a freelance copyeditor, proofreader and, more recently, independent author of books for children aged 10+.
My first novel, Time out of Time (pub. 2021), won the 2012 Chapter One Children’s Book Award, and my second was put on the backburner in 2013 at the announcement of the discovery of King Richard’s grave in a car park in Leicester. As a Ricardian since my teens, that momentous announcement prompted me to write about the real Richard III for older children (there being no such book available), and so The Order of the White Boar ...more

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	The Order of the White Boar 4.54 avg rating — 94 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grant Me the Carving of My Name: An anthology of short fiction inspired by King Richard III by Alex Marchant (Goodreads Author), Narrelle M. Harris (Goodreads Author), Susan Lamb (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 76 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The King's Man (The Order of the White Boar #2) 4.51 avg rating — 57 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Right Trusty and Well Beloved... (Grant Me the Carving of My Name Book 2) by Alex Marchant (Goodreads Author), Terri Beckett (Goodreads Author), Wendy Johnson 4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	King in Waiting (The Order of the White Boar, #3) 4.28 avg rating — 25 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sons of York 4.71 avg rating — 21 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yorkist Stories: A collection of short stories about the Wars of the Roses by Alex Marchant (Goodreads Author), Brian Wainwright (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Celeone 4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Order of the White Boar: Books 1 & 2 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Coming soon: ‘The Traitor’s Son’ by Wendy Johnson

I’m delighted to say that this Sunday, 14th April, sees the publication of a new Ricardian classic.

The Traitor’s Son is the debut novel of Wendy Johnson. Wendy will be known to many people as a member of the Looking for Richard Project team, which spearheaded the search for and discovery of King Richard III’s grave under a Leicester car park in 2012. A longtime Ricardian, she and her partner, Davi

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Alex Marchant wrote a new blog post Coming soon: ‘The Traitor’s Son’ by Wendy Johnson I’m delighted to say that this Sunday, 14th April, sees the publication of a new Ricardian classic.The Traitor’s Son is the debut novel of Wendy Johns Read more of this blog post »
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Alex Marchant made a comment on Justine Olawsky’s review of The Princes in the Tower: Solving History's Greatest Cold Case " A great review! You're right that this is effectively 'Volume 1' - it's the interim report on the first five or so years of the project. As a result I ...more "
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Alex Marchant and 1 other person liked Justine Olawsky's review of The Princes in the Tower: Solving History's Greatest Cold Case: ""The Character of this Prince [Richard III] has been in general very severely treated by Historians, but as he was a York, I am rather inclined to suppose him a very respectable Man." - Jane Austen, The History of England I have had a soft spot for Ri" Read more of this review »
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“History’s greatest cold case” – did King Richard III murder the so-called “Princes in the Tower”? After this incredibly researched book, it seems increasingly unlikely that he did. For centuries English law has insisted on the principle that a person ...more
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Alex Marchant made a comment on Sophie’s review of Sons of York (The Order of the White Boar) " I'm so pleased to hear you enjoyed my books, and thank you for the great reviews - I'm only sorry you were disappointed by the ending to 'Sons of York ...more "
Jan 30, 2024 05:09AM · see review
Alex Marchant liked Sophie's review of Sons of York (The Order of the White Boar): "A disappointing and sad ending to an amazing series. I was sad but also excited at the end of the book, waiting for the next segment of the adventure to be mentioned...and then it wasn't. And at the very end, the dreaded word "final". I'm gutted that" Read more of this review »
Jan 30, 2024 05:06AM · see review
Alex Marchant and 1 other person liked Sophie's review of The King's Man (The Order of the White Boar #2): "An amazing sequel to an amazing first Novel, very interesting however also very sad. One of the few books that have made me genuinely cry this year from the loss of a character. Definitely worth a read even if you’re not interested in history, it doe" Read more of this review »
Nov 13, 2023 05:56AM · see review · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The King's Man by Alex Marchant. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The King's Man by Alex Marchant <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Alex Marchant made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Combined editions - the wrong one is showing! topic " Liralen wrote: "Combining editions does not delete reviews, but the site is heavily cached. It might take a while for the book page to show correctly. ...more "
Jul 26, 2023 04:08AM
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