Graham Shelby

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'''Graham Shelby''' (18 September 1939 – 20 December 2016<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/03/09/graham-shelby-historical-novelist-obituary/ Graham Shelby, historical novelist – obituary] ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' 9 March 2017.</ref>) was a British historical novelist.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/07/16/archives/fire-and-sword-in-palestine.html|title=Fire and Sword in Palestine (review)|last=Lask|first=Thomas|date=July 16, 1971|work=[[New York Times]]|quote=The theme of Graham Shelby's superior historical fiction is found in its title. ...|accessdate=1 June 2011}}</ref> He worked as a [[copywriter]] and book-reviewer before embarking on a series of [[historical novels]], several of which are set in the twelfth century.

==List of works==

*''The Knights of Dark Renown'' (1969), set in the [[Kingdom of Jerusalem]] during the reigns of [[Baldwin IV of Jerusalem|Baldwin IV]], [[Baldwin V of Jerusalem|Baldwin V]] and Queen Sibylla, majoring on the real-life knights [[Balian of Ibelin]], [[Raynald of Châtillon]] and their arch-enemy Saladin.
*''The Kings of Vain Intent'' (1970), sequel to the above, dealing with the [[Third Crusade]], depicting [[Conrad of Montferrat]] as the villain: the US edition contains an additional chapter.
*''The Villains of the Piece'' (1972) (published in the US as ''The Oath and the Sword''), is set in an England racked by [[anarchy]] and civil war. It tells of the conflict between [[Stephen, King of England|King Stephen]] and [[Empress Matilda]].
*''The Devil is Loose'' (1973), is about a rise to power of [[Richard the Lionheart]] and his brother John, with the King of France playing off one against the other. And the great model of chivalry, William Marshal who remained unswervingly loyal to each of the [[Angevin kings of England|Angevin kings]].
*''The Wolf at the Door'' (1975), a sequel to the above, following the fortunes and misfortunes of King John, and the continuing story of William Marshal.
*''The Cannaways'' (1978), First of two books about a fictional family of 18th century coach builders in [[Wiltshire]], tells of the [[Picaresque novel|picaresque]] adventures of Brydd Cannaway and his travels through Europe to [[Vienna]].
*''The Cannaway Concern'' (1980), a sequel to the above, following the story of Brydd's daughter, Charlotte, and her involvement with the dashing sea captain, Matcham Lodge, and the [[Jacobitism|Jacobites]].
*''The Edge of the Blade'' (1986). A fictional story about Baynard Falkan and his travels to the Holy Land at the time of the Third Crusade to deliver treasure to the Cause, and win the hand of the beautiful Christiane de Magnat-Vaulmier.
*''Demand the World'' (1990), The true story of [[Eliza Lynch|Elisa Lynch]] who escaped poverty and the ravages of the [[Great Famine (Ireland)|Irish famine]] to become the mistress of Latin America's most powerful dictator, [[Francisco Solano López|Solano Lopez]].
*''Columbus'' (1970) Written under the name of James Gant. A novelised [[biography]] of the famous [[Christopher Columbus|explorer]].
*''The Besieged'' (1972) Also under the name of James Gant, tells the story of [[Jews|Jewish]] resistance to the yoke of [[Roman Empire|Rome]], culminating in the siege and massacre at Masada in AD 72.
*''New Blood'' (1981) Under the name of Richard Salem, a horror story set in the US where an apparently peaceful [[Rural area|rural]] town hides a hideous secret.

==Translations==

''The Knights of Dark Renown'' and ''The Kings of Vain Intent'' were translated into [[German language|German]] as ''Ritter der Finsternis'' in 1975, and ''The Devil is Loose'' and ''The Wolf at the Door'' as ''Der ertrinkende Eber'' in 1980.

All four novels were translated into [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]] as ''Sötét lovagok ; Hiú királyok'' and ''A Sátán széttörte láncát ; Farkas a kertek alatt'' in 1983.

''The Edge of the Blade'' was translated into Hungarian as ''A penge éle'' in 1991.

''Demand the World'' was translated into [[Spanish language|Spanish]] as ''El Fuego de una Vida'' in 1992.

''New Blood'' was translated into Hungarian, appearing as a 5-part serial in Rakéta Magazine, [[Budapest]] in 1985 as ''Friss vér''.

''Blood Let'' (by Richard Salem) was unpublished in [[English language|English]], but appeared in Hungarian as a 4-part serial in ''Rakéta'' Magazine, Budapest in 1989 as ''Kiontott vér''.

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