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About William R Forstchen
William R. Forstchen was born in New Jersey in 1950. He was educated by Benedictine monks and graduated from Rider College in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He taught history for ten years and ran workshops on creative writing in Maine. In 1989 he returned to graduate school at Purdue University, where he gained an MA in European history. He is currently finishing a Ph.D, specializing in nineteenth-century American military history.
His first novel, Ice Prophet, was published in 1983, and since then he has written many others. He has also written numerous short stories, fiction for young adults, science articles and a number of guest editorials, including a publication with the Chicago Tribune.
He has always enjoyed travelling and has ventured to Russia and visited a fair part of Europe. Other interests include scuba-diving, cycling, travel by train, pinball machines, classical music and historical re-enactment as a private with the 20th Maine Volunteer Regiment.
His first novel, Ice Prophet, was published in 1983, and since then he has written many others. He has also written numerous short stories, fiction for young adults, science articles and a number of guest editorials, including a publication with the Chicago Tribune.
He has always enjoyed travelling and has ventured to Russia and visited a fair part of Europe. Other interests include scuba-diving, cycling, travel by train, pinball machines, classical music and historical re-enactment as a private with the 20th Maine Volunteer Regiment.
Series
Gamester Wars
1. The Alexandrian Ring (1987)
2. The Assassin Gambit (1988)
3. The Napoleon Wager (1993)
1. The Alexandrian Ring (1987)
2. The Assassin Gambit (1988)
3. The Napoleon Wager (1993)
Lost Regiment
1. Rally Cry (1990)
2. The Union Forever (1991)
3. Terrible Swift Sword (1992)
4. Fateful Lightning (1992)
5. Battle Hymn (1996)
6. Never Sound Retreat (1997)
7. A Band of Brothers (1998)
8. Men of War (1999)
Down to the Sea (2000)
1. Rally Cry (1990)
2. The Union Forever (1991)
3. Terrible Swift Sword (1992)
4. Fateful Lightning (1992)
5. Battle Hymn (1996)
6. Never Sound Retreat (1997)
7. A Band of Brothers (1998)
8. Men of War (1999)
Down to the Sea (2000)
Gettysburg (with Newt Gingrich)
1. Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War (2003)
2. Grant Comes East (2004)
3. Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory (2005)
1. Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War (2003)
2. Grant Comes East (2004)
3. Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory (2005)
Novels
Into the Sea of Stars (1986)
The Gamester Wars (1995)
1945 (1995) (with Newt Gingrich)
The Four Magics (1996) (with Larry Segriff)
We Look Like Men of War (2001)
At The Water's Edge (2005)
Firestorm (2005)
Valley Of The Shadow (2005)
Days of Infamy (2008) (with Newt Gingrich)
One Second After (2009)
To Try Men's Souls (2009) (with Newt Gingrich)
The Gamester Wars (1995)
1945 (1995) (with Newt Gingrich)
The Four Magics (1996) (with Larry Segriff)
We Look Like Men of War (2001)
At The Water's Edge (2005)
Firestorm (2005)
Valley Of The Shadow (2005)
Days of Infamy (2008) (with Newt Gingrich)
One Second After (2009)
To Try Men's Souls (2009) (with Newt Gingrich)
Series contributed to
Wing Commander
2. End Run (1993) (with Christopher Stasheff)
3. Fleet Action (1994)
4. Heart of the Tiger (1995) (with Andrew Keith)
The Price of Freedom (1996) (with Ben Ohlander)
Action Stations (1997)
False Colors (1998) (with William H Keith)
2. End Run (1993) (with Christopher Stasheff)
3. Fleet Action (1994)
4. Heart of the Tiger (1995) (with Andrew Keith)
The Price of Freedom (1996) (with Ben Ohlander)
Action Stations (1997)
False Colors (1998) (with William H Keith)
Non fiction
It Seemed like a Good Idea...: A Compendium of Great Historical Fiascoes (1988) (with Bill Fawcett)
Newt Gingrich (1995)
Hot Shots: America's First Jet Aces (2000) (with Jennie E Chancey)
Honor Untarnished: A West Point Graduate's Memoir of World War II (2003) (with Donald V Bennett)
Newt Gingrich (1995)
Hot Shots: America's First Jet Aces (2000) (with Jennie E Chancey)
Honor Untarnished: A West Point Graduate's Memoir of World War II (2003) (with Donald V Bennett)
Anthologies containing stories by William R Forstchen
Short stories
| Would You? (1996) |
William R Forstchen recommends
 The Spirit of Thunder (2002) (Fallen Cloud, book 2) Kurt R A Giambastiani "A rising star." |
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