Frank A. Mason

Winner of the 2023 Gold Royal Palm Literary Award, the highest award from the Florida Writer's Association, Frank A. Mason is the pen name for author Bob Amason, Ph.D. A retired USAF Lieutenant Colonel, Bob Amason was a college professor for 25 years. As an officer in the USAF, Bob flew B-52s during the Cold War, was a flying training instructor, and directed high-level staff organizations over 22 years of his early adult life. Dr. Bob Amason earned a Ph.D. from the nation’s number-one public institution and mentored hundreds of doctoral students at three respected higher education institutions. The Journeyman Chronicles is Frank A. Mason’s series of novels about the adventures of a young master gunsmith caught up in the American Revolution. The first three books, "Journeyman: The Bridge," "Journeyman: Heart of Tempered Steel," and "Journeyman: Honor Fades Not," are now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited, and in paperback. Look for "Journeyman: A Brighter Sunshine of Their Own" in early 2024. The Journeyman Chronicles was conceived to celebrate America250 - the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution. Also called the 'semiquincentennial,' America250 celebrates the 250 years of the American Spirit. The Journeyman Chronicles is a story of that spirit. Mason's "Four Women of the Revolution" (2022) is a remarkable story of the resilience and courage of women abandoned to their own devices by the revolution. Several historians have noted how hard it was to be a woman during the American revolution, left behind with a farm and children and facing the ravages of bandits and enemy troops. "Four Women of the Revolution" is the story of four such women taken from actual events and woven to show just how strong those early American women were. Frank A. Mason's novel "Sunward I've Climbed," Book I of the Sunlit Silence Series on WWII in the Air, follows the exploits of a young American aviator who cannot resist the alluring danger of air combat in 1940 and beyond. Look for "The Shouting Wind" Book II of the Sunlit Silence series in early 2024. Frank A. Mason is also author of a series of modern suspense novels starring Mac McCall, a Florida beach-bum. The Mac McCall novels, "Blue-Green for the Grave," (2022) and "The Bronze-Wound Lament" (2023) are available on Amazon. Bob Amason, PhD, is a life member of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR), where he is President of his local chapter. He lives in Florida with his wife, who is a university professor and author of a forthcoming series of children’s books. They share three successful adult children.