Tom Bookbeard
Author, podcast host, blogger, bearded.
The Beardliography
About Me
Author
Three books lit the SFF fire within: The Hobbit, Dawn of the Dragons by Joe Dever, and Redwall. I will happily harp on about how Cluny the Scourge is the greatest literary villain of all time until the day I die.
I live just outside of Guildford with Mrs Bookbeard and our daughter, the Little General.
When I’m not buried in a book, an old video game, or a TTRPG, you can find me reviewing Sci Fi and fantasy over at FanFiAddict.com.
The Four Beardsmen of the Bookpocalypse
Alongside Messrs Charlie Cavendish, David List, and DB Rook, I co-host The Four Beardsmen of the Bookpocalypse, an SFF podcast where we discuss all things indie and trad publishing. We also explore the apocalyptic wasteland in our very own homebrew RPG.
What me Shipmates are Saying
"This high-energy, high skies debut by Tom Bookbeard crackles and clangs with adventure, deep, compelling characters, and rich, detailed environments. Let me put it this way: I was nearly late for work because I was reading and I still don’t know if I made the right choice to stop!"
AC Cross, Where Blood Runs Gold
"This pirate’s life [is] for me! Tom Bookbeard’s The Corsair sails true, touching on the buccaneer tropes and stories we love while launching us into uncharted skies. Bookbeard’s hand is steady and cool on the tiller, plunging the reader into a whole new world of sky pirates and swashbuckling adventure. Fans of Jim Hawkins, Don Karnage, Peter Blood. Morgan Adams, Red Rackham, Hondo Ohnaka, and Captain Flint are in for a treat."
RWW Greene, The Light Years
"All they do is get drunk and have a fight."
Mum
"An exhilarating debut, The Corsair has all the elements of a swashbuckling classic wrapped in a coming of age tale."
Jeff Speight, Paladin Unbound
"A wonderful mix of Black Sails with a D&D vibe and underlying Treasure Island themes."
Charlie Cavendish, FanFiAddict
Get in Touch!
Do you want beard advice? Have a favourite pirate fact I might not know about? Does your mum want a signed copy? I’m all ears!
