Edmund Karlsson

Edmund Karlsson is hoping to right a few wrongs with his long-awaited writing career. With the sale of his business prompting the father-of-two from North London into early retirement, he not only enrolled for the history degree he’d put off 40 years earlier, but also used his dissertation research to launch himself into the world of literature. The avid reader, who cites Herman Hesse, John Irving and Gabriel Garcia Marquez amongst his influences, turned his 10,000-word university submission into the basis for his first historical novel. And he hopes the publication of The Vandals series of novels will give the Vandal king, Gaeseric, the credit he deserves for his key contribution to the fall of the western Roman empire in the fifth century. While extensively researched and enlightening, Edmund’s historical novels are also entertaining. He has mastered the ability to convert the multi-tribal complexities of the migration period into perfectly paced adventure stories. Away from the laptop, Edmund can be found on long dog walks on Hampstead Heath pondering his intended plot lines.