Alaric Bond

Alaric Bond has written for various markets including television, radio and the stage but currently focuses on historical nautical fiction with nineteen published novels, fifteen of which being in his acclaimed ‘Fighting Sail’ series. Glory Boys is the second instalment in the ‘Coastal Forces’ series that centres around the small ship navy of high-speed launches used during WW2. He lives in Sussex, is married, and has two far taller sons. Apart from researching nautical history he enjoys cycling (in gumboots, rather than lycra), sailing and carpentry as well as jazz, blues, swing, and dance band music from the thirties onwards. He also plays a variety of musical instruments and collects 78 rpm records. www.alaricbond.com