Orphans of Sturnus
Release Date: October 10, 2024
“Thoughtful and engaging science fiction.” – Kirkus Reviews
Harold R. Thompson’s debut science fiction novel follows a group of orphans on a moon colony who uncover startling truths about their world. Rich with mystery and driven by the concepts that inspire him most, Thompson considers this his strongest work to date.
The Gunner at the Academy
Release Date: January 6, 2025
“A well-written and well-researched coming of age story of a young officer of the Royal Artillery during the Napoleonic Wars.”
– Amazon Review
The first book in a new series set during the Napoleonic Wars. Its focus is a branch of the service that gets little attention: the artillery.
Bold Wolfe: A Graphic Novel.
Release Date: March 11, 2019
In this graphic novel, Harold R. Thompson brings to life the military career of General James Wolfe, from the Siege of Louisbourg in 1758 to his death at Quebec in 1759. After three artists abandoned the project due to its demanding level of detail, Thompson took on the challenge himself, illustrating every page. Originally imagined as a film, the story found its true form as a graphic novel—an ambitious experiment that Thompson self-published.
The End of the Tether
Release Date: July 4, 2017
Harold R. Thompson spent six years crafting this novel, a dramatization of the Siege of Yorktown during the American Revolution. Told from multiple perspectives, the story blends real historical figures, including George Washington, with fictional and composite characters. Thompson was committed to authenticity, aiming to transport readers fully into another time and place.
Ghosts & Folklore of the Halifax Citadel
Second Edition January 14, 2013
For decades, the author worked at the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site and gathered numerous ghost stories from the location. With this book, the aim was to take a critical approach without being dismissive. A local ghost hunter once described it as the best book he had ever read. The decision to self-publish was made with the knowledge that the book would sell well in the site’s gift shop.
Sword of the Mogul
For Empire & Honor Book 3
Release Date: June 9, 2015
In this third installment of the series, William Dudley finds himself
embroiled in the battles of Cawnpore and Lucknow during the Indian
Mutiny of 1857. This is another action-adventure, but I was
determined to present this conflict with all its nuance and
complexity. Dudley emerges from this episode a changed man.
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Guns of Sevastopol
For Empire & Honor Book 2
Release Date: January 11, 2012
“The Guns of Sevastopol is a pleasure to read.”
– Sidney Allinson, Canadian Book Review Annual
“An earlier edition was published in 1998 but was missing a scene and the epilogue. In this episode, William Dudley, now a commissioned officer, returns to the front during the Crimean War just before the final phase of the Siege of Sevastopol. He discovers the life a British Army officer is not what he expected.”
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Dudley’s Fusiliers
For Empire & Honor Book 1
Release Date: July 13, 2010
“Thompson does a remarkable job of making his readers feel as though they are, like Dudley and his comrades, wading knee-deep in blood and muck.”
– David Pitt, Halifax Chronicle-Herald
“An earlier edition of this novel was published in 1996, but this one has been revised and some passages rewritten. Here I introduced my Victorian hero, William Dudley, who runs off to join the British Army and becomes embroiled in the Crimean War. My intent was to re-enact the period on paper and in fine detail, with a somewhat subversive but classic military adventure tale.”