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=  A.G. Claymore       =

Andrew Glen Claymore (born October 26, 1968) is a Canadian author of science fiction, historical fiction, alternate-historical sci-fi novels, novellas and short stories. He is best known for his Black Ships series of novels, currently at four titles and slated for at least one more.

Early Life
Claymore was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada on October 26, 1968. He grew up on a farm on the outskirts of town as the youngest of five children.

Education and Previous Careers
Claymore joined the army reserves (Prince Edward Island Regiment - Armoured Reconnaissance) while still in high school, learning such skills as how to strip and assemble the Sterling submachine gun or how to best place a Composition 4 charge to impede enemy advances. He remained with the regiment while obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Prince Edward Island. Building on his experience as a reconnaissance crew-commander, he managed to obtain a position with a reserve intelligence company in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he wrote for a wide range of national and international entities. After working for several years as a full-time operator throughout North America and Europe, Claymore returned to part-time service while obtaining an Engineering degree from the Technical University of Nova Scotia (now a part of Dalhousie University).

After working as a professional engineer for a number of years, Claymore turned his attention to writing fiction full time.

His Published Works
Claymore's works are available as eBooks through Amazon.

The Firebringer Series
Currently a two-book series. Starting in Terra Cryptica with the execution of Templar Grand Master Jaques de Molay, the story of a secretive ancient order emerges - a group with access to ancient technology of unknown origin. Woven among the threads of historical events, the story is eerily reminiscent of current events as it portrays medieval nations under the thumb of powerful banking interests. Prometheus Bound continues the series with the discovery of a prehistoric artefact of incredible power. Lost during the Roman invasion of Germania and then recovered by the Germans during WW II, it becomes the object of a globe-spanning race to control the future of the species.

The Black Ships Series
Currently a four-book series. Starting with the series namesake, The Black Ships, Humanity is faced with a unifying threat from an alien republic. Our only edge is that the aliens are no more immune to politics than we are. While the underfunded enemy prepare for invasion on their Martian toehold, Earth scrambles to respond as a unified species. As the series progresses, our species establishes its place in the galaxy, though its very nature changes as a result of a secret research project, which is referred to in the third book but is also dealt with in greater detail in the Orbital Decay side-series of novellas.

The Rebels and Patriots Series
Currently a three-book series. Starting with the series namesake, Rebels and Patriots, this is a shared-universe story. Set within the Imperium Cicernus universe, conceived and managed by author Chris Nuttall, Rebels and Patriots follows Imperial inspector, Paul Grimm. Paul must unravel a plot framing his patron for a crime that, technically, he actually did commit. He follows the clues, heading out to the Rim where he makes an unlikely alliance with an Imperial Marine officer charged with securing the borders against the Grays. With nothing but the irregular border defences at Colonel Urbica's disposal, she already has her hands full, but they've uncovered a plot that could bring down the entire Imperium in a matter of months.

Treason, murder, space-combat and lost colonies, and somebody even finds time to eat a falafel...

The Human Series
Currently in production. Book one begins with an Earth that has spent thousands of years as a province in an unfashionable backwater of the Holy Quailu Empire. Leaks regarding Imperial abuse of surveillance assets lead to a series of brush-fire wars among the great houses and crewmen are suddenly in short supply. For the first time in recorded history, Humans are offered free status (Mushkennu class) in return for service in Lord Mishak's warships. The former slaves (Wardu class) find themselves fighting for their Quailu governor, but they're fighting against members of the Imperial race. Can the genie ever be put back into the bottle?

Assorted Free Works
A collection of shorter novella-length stories is steadily growing. They tie into the various main series but most of them are not for sale. They can, however, be had for free from the author's mailing list (found at his blog).

Personal Life
Claymore is married with two children and resides near the Canadian Rocky Mountains.