We are delighted to announce that we have signed an Age of Sail naval series by Ted Hill, entitled Heroes of the Deep.
In Ted’s words:
“I’ve always been fascinated by the way history is told. We tend to remember the kings, admirals, generals and politicians, but history was also made by ordinary people who found themselves in extraordinary circumstances. These are the people I want to write about. The Heroes of the Deep series takes readers into different periods of history, immersing them in the politics, rivalries, dangers and everyday realities of the time. Expect adventure, intrigue, difficult decisions and characters who discover that doing the right thing is rarely as straightforward as it sounds. I want to bring the past to life, not as a history lesson, but as a story experienced through the eyes of the people who were there. After all, historical figures may have made it into the textbooks, but they still had to eat, sleep, worry about tomorrow and occasionally wonder what on earth they had got themselves into!
“Choosing to work with Sapere Books was about finding the right publishing partner for that ambition. A five-book series is a considerable undertaking, both for an author and a publisher, so it was important to find a team that understood the appeal of historical fiction and shared my enthusiasm for developing a bigger story across several books. Sapere offered the opportunity to turn that ambition into reality, allowing me to explore different periods of history while keeping the human stories at the heart of the series. Writing is often described as a solitary business, and there is certainly plenty of time spent staring at a blank screen wondering what the characters might do next, so having a publisher who believes in the project and can help bring it to readers makes a real difference.
“My hope is that readers will enjoy the adventures, become invested in the characters and perhaps discover a few things about history they didn’t know before. I’m not trying to suggest that every ordinary person was secretly a hero waiting for their moment of glory; sometimes courage is simply doing what needs to be done when walking away would be considerably easier. Heroes of the Deep is about those moments, the people who face them and the consequences that follow and, of course, with five books planned, I have plenty of opportunities to make life thoroughly uncomfortable for my characters. Fortunately, they can’t complain to the publisher!”
