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Hi, thanks for visiting my page. I’m Duncan, a fantasy and science fiction author from Ireland. I love to blend my passion for Medieval and Renaissance history with the freedom of fantasy environments to create fast paced heroic fantasy adventures with compelling characters and high stakes—exactly the types of stories that I love to read, so I hope you’ll like them too.

You can find more of my online hangouts and my work at the links below. Don’t forget to sign up for my news letter if you want to keep up to date on all my news and new releases!

I’m delighted to announce my most recent trilogy with Tor, Dragonslayer - a heroic fantasy tale about redemption, revenge, and megalomania. Oh, and dragons. Plenty of dragons! ...more

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Average rating: 4.14 · 41,678 ratings · 2,375 reviews · 26 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Wolf of the North (Wolf of the North #1) 4.11 avg rating — 7,649 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Jorundyr's Path (Wolf of the North, #2) 4.19 avg rating — 5,157 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	The Blood Debt (Wolf of the North #3) 4.29 avg rating — 4,774 ratings — published 2017 — 4 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 Tattered Banner (Society of the Sword, #1) 3.87 avg rating — 3,495 ratings — published 2013 — 5 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 Alpha Protocol (Alpha Protocol, #1) 4.21 avg rating — 2,886 ratings — published 2021 — 5 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 Squire 4.32 avg rating — 2,335 ratings — published 2021 — 5 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 Huntsman's Amulet (Society of the Sword, #2) 3.86 avg rating — 2,559 ratings — published 2013 — 4 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 Telastrian Song (Society of the Sword, #3) 3.95 avg rating — 2,181 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Society of the Sword Trilogy 4.21 avg rating — 2,003 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
	Dragonslayer (Dragonslayer, #1) 3.92 avg rating — 1,755 ratings — published 2019 — 8 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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Apologies for yet another extended absence from my website! Rest assured that I’ve made (yet another!) resolution to update more regularly!

I have no worthwhile excuse beyond saying that distractions have been coming far too easily over the past number of months, but after the last few weks I’ve managed to get myself into a more focussed and productive frame of mind. Work on a number of p

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Wolf of the North (3 books)
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Alpha Protocol (3 books)
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Blood of Kings (3 books)
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The Dragonslayer Trilogy (3 books)
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Duncan Hamilton answered James Smith's question: Is Soren's "moment" ability the same as "Jorundyr's gift"? If so, how come Wulfric's hands shake while Soren see's the blue glow? Does the ability come with different side effects to different body types or perhaps climates? This answer contains spoilers… (view spoiler)
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Duncan Hamilton made a comment on We’ve Encountered Some… Technical Difficulties. " Br1cht wrote: "That´s quite impressive if you didn´t mean to;)" Tell me about it! It's definitely not my area of expertise!I was trying to set up a sub ...more "
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*Not a review - Just a Placeholder for Updates!* 1-12-23 Wow, it's December already! The Privateer is out today and available to buy over on Amazon!! I really hope you al enjoy it! 28-11-23 One week to go! The Privateer will be released this coming ...more
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Duncan Hamilton made a comment on his review of The Privateer (Alpha Protocol, #3) " Stephen wrote: "Got your email a few days ago about it coming. Looking forward to continuing the journey!" Thanks, I hope you enjoy it! ...more "
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Duncan Hamilton made a comment on Plastic, Paint, and Glue: Malta Spitfire MkV " It's a very deep rabbit hole, but a very interesting period of history with a few first-hand accounts written by the pilots who were there! ...more "
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“Only a very special type of man can love one woman to the exclusion of everyone else. To the exclusion of everything else. To carry her memory across half the world and back again because of it, knowing that death is likely all that awaits him.’ He paused, purely for effect. ‘A very special type of man indeed.”
― Duncan M. Hamilton, The Wolf of the North

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“He half expected deformities, crazed, manic behaviour; something, anything, that would mark them out as being his natural enemy. He was disappointed. It was more difficult to hate someone who looked just like the man who lived in the next house.”
― Duncan M. Hamilton, The Wolf of the North

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“In his experience, humans treated the indigent in one of two ways: either they ignored them completely, or they behaved as if they were vermin”
― Duncan M. Hamilton, Knight of the Silver Circle

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