Malcolm Archibald

Biography

Born in Edinburgh, Scotland and educated at the University of Dundee, Malcolm Archibald writes in a variety of genres, from academic history to folklore, historical fiction to fantasy. He won the Dundee International Book Prize with 'Whales for the Wizard' in 2005.

Happily married for 35 years, Malcolm has three grown children and lives in darkest Moray in northern Scotland, close by a 13th century abbey and with buzzards and deer more common than people.

Where to find Malcolm Archibald online

Series

The Rise Of An English Lawbreaker
A historical fiction series by Malcolm Archibald.
Dancing
Price: $5.99 USD.
Riding
Price: $5.99 USD.
Reigning
Price: $5.99 USD.
Detective Watters Mysteries
Detective Watters Mysteries, a series of historical crime fiction by Malcolm Archibald.
The Fireraisers
Price: Free!
Murdered On The 13th
Price: $3.99 USD.
The Scuttlers
Price: $3.99 USD.
Not A Pukka Gentleman
Price: $3.99 USD.
A Carriage for Lochee
Price: $3.99 USD.
Jack Windrush
A series of historical war novels by Malcolm Archibald.
Windrush
Price: Free!
Windrush - Crimea
Price: $3.99 USD.
Windrush - Blood Price
Price: $3.99 USD.
Windrush - Cry Havelock
Price: $3.99 USD.
Jayanti's Pawns
Price: $3.99 USD.
Warriors Of God
Price: $3.99 USD.
La Voie Du Guerrier
A series by Malcolm Archibald
Serment De Sang
Price: $4.99 USD.
Warrior's Path
A series of historical military novels by Malcolm Archibald.
Blood Oath
Price: $3.99 USD.
Edge Of Reason
Price: $4.99 USD.
A Sacrifice Of Pawns
Price: $4.99 USD.
The Swordswoman
A series of historical fantasy by Malcolm Archibald.
The Swordswoman
Price: Free!
The Shining One
Price: $3.99 USD.
Falcon Warrior
Price: $3.99 USD.
Melcorka Of Alba
Price: $3.99 USD.
Loki's Sword
Price: $3.99 USD.

Books

Reigning
Series: The Rise Of An English Lawbreaker. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 86,370. Language: English. Published: May 7, 2024 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » Action
John Smith, ex-smuggler and highwayman, and now Lord Fitzwarren, a respectable London ship owner, has an unscrupulous rival. Charles Shapland hopes to destroy his trading empire by any means possible.
Midlothian Mayhem - Asesinato, mineros y militares en el viejo Midlothian
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 78,150. Language: Spanish. Published: October 15, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Modern / 18th Century, Nonfiction » History » Modern / 19th Century
Asesinatos, disturbios, huelgas y caballos desbocados. Midlothian en los siglos XVIII y XIX era un lugar interesante para vivir.
A Carriage for Lochee
Series: Detective Watters Mysteries. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 89,250. Language: English. Published: September 30, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
In Sergeant George Watters' next case, the Dundee policeman finds himself dealing with local susceptibilities and international intrigue.
Jack Windrush Collection: The Complete Series
Price: $19.99 USD. Words: 998,360. Language: English. Published: July 16, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
All eleven books in 'Jack Windrush', a series of historical war novels by Malcolm Archibald, now in one volume!
Detective Watters Mysteries Collection: The Complete Series
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 443,090. Language: English. Published: June 27, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
All five books in Malcolm Archibald's 'Detective Watters Mysteries', a series of crime mystery novels set in 19th century United Kingdom, now in one volume!
The Swordswoman Collection: The Complete Historical Fantasy Series
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 450,600. Language: English. Published: June 26, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
All five books in Malcolm Archibald's 'The Swordswoman', a series of historical fantasy novels, now in one volume!
Danza Si Puedes - Un Diccionario De Batallas Escocesas
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 84,400. Language: Spanish. Published: June 26, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Middle ages, Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Great Britain
Danza Si Puedes en una introducción a la enorme variedad de batallas peleadas en Escocia, o peleadas por los escoceses en los casi novecientos años en que fueron una nación independiente.
The Warrior's Path Collection: A Historical War Fiction Series
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 274,490. Language: English. Published: June 21, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » Action
All three novels in Malcolm Archibald's 'Warrior's Path' series of 18th century historical war novels, now available in one volume!
A Ditch in Egypt
Series: Jack Windrush. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 99,410. Language: English. Published: June 7, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » Action
Egypt, 1882. Jack Windrush has to combine his role as Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal Malverns with an unwanted position as a spy for General Hook.
Riding
Series: The Rise Of An English Lawbreaker. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 84,990. Language: English. Published: June 7, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » Action
The successful smuggler, John Smith has become a highwayman to safeguard his inland trade. Riding the roads as the Yellowhammer, he makes both friends and enemies as he robs the rich and powerful.
Serment De Sang
Series: La Voie Du Guerrier. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 104,610. Language: French. Published: May 24, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Colonial America, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Après avoir survécu à la Bataille de Culloden en 1746, le jeune Hughie MacKim fait un serment de sang pour venger le meurtre de son frère.
Un Lotto Selvaggio E Difficile: Caccia Alle Balene E Alle Foche Dal Moray Firth
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 37,510. Language: Italian. Published: May 22, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Industries / food industry
Un'avvincente introduzione all'industria della caccia alle balene e alle foche nel Moray Firth della Scozia nord-orientale, Un lotto selvaggio e difficile di Malcolm Archibald vi guiderà attraverso la storia, i pericoli e i successi del commercio.
Selvagens e Rústicos - A caça de baleias e focas partindo de Moray Firth
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 38,570. Language: Portuguese. Published: May 22, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Industries / food industry
Uma introdução atraente à indústria da caça à baleia e à foca saindo de Moray Firth, no nordeste da Escócia, Selvagens e Rústicos, de Malcolm Archibald, irá guiá-lo através da história do comércio, seus perigos e sucessos.
The Scuttlers
Series: Detective Watters Mysteries. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 90,150. Language: English. Published: April 30, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
When Sergeant George Watters is assigned to a scuttling case, he thinks he can solve it in a few days. Instead, he discovers a connection to a string of burglaries of high-value shops and hotels across Dundee.
Shadow of the Wolf
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 86,120. Language: English. Published: April 24, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Adventure » Action
A dark force has awakened in the Highlands. Scotland, 1388. After Fergus Scott of Eildon travels north to investigate reports of a malevolent presence, he encounters the ferocious Alistair Mor.
Our Land of Palestine
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 87,710. Language: English. Published: April 21, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure, Fiction » Adventure » Action
It is the year 1915, and the British and Ottoman Empires clash in a deadly struggle in the Middle East.
Midlothian Mayhem
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 72,500. Language: English. Published: April 18, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Nonfiction » Travel » By region » Europe, Nonfiction » History » Modern / 19th Century
Murders, riots, strikes and runaway horses. Midlothian in the 18th and 19th centuries was an interesting place to live.
Fiona of the Glen
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 61,180. Language: English. Published: March 30, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Romance » Historical » Scottish
Scottish Highlands, 1823. The people of Glen nan Gall live by subsistence farming and illicit whisky distilling.
Dance If Ye Can
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 77,750. Language: English. Published: March 18, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Medieval, Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Great Britain
Dance If Ye Can is an introduction to the huge variety of battles fought in Scotland, or fought by the Scots in the nearly nine hundred years when they were an independent nation.
Windrush - Cry Havelock
Series: Jack Windrush. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 89,670. Language: English. Published: March 9, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Captain Jack Windrush and the infamous 113th Foot are assigned to India, just before the Indian Mutiny breaks out.
The City Of Dreadful Death
Series: Jack Windrush. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 92,420. Language: English. Published: March 9, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Shipwrecked on the African coast, Major Jack Windrush and his wife Mary find themselves embroiled in a war, as the Ashantis attack the British colony of the Gold Coast.
Jayanti's Pawns
Series: Jack Windrush. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 91,890. Language: English. Published: March 9, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Jack Windrush is still in India during the late stages of the Indian Mutiny.
Blood Oath
Series: Warrior's Path. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 90,720. Language: English. Published: February 27, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Colonial America, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
After surviving the Battle of Culloden in 1746, young Hughie MacKim swears a blood oath to avenge the murder of his brother.
Loki's Sword
Series: The Swordswoman. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 93,090. Language: English. Published: February 27, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
After her adventures around the world, Melcorka the Swordswoman has returned to her homeland of Alba.
Melcorka Of Alba
Series: The Swordswoman. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 96,960. Language: English. Published: February 27, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
Melcorka and Bradan are returning from Cahokia. Their plans change abruptly when a storm sends them hundreds of miles off course. After their encounter with the demon Kanaima, Bradan notices something strange in Melcorka's behavior.
Falcon Warrior
Series: The Swordswoman. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 85,390. Language: English. Published: February 27, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
Sailing west across the Atlantic, Melcorka and Bradan encounter a strange woman entombed within an iceberg.
Not A Pukka Gentleman
Series: Detective Watters Mysteries. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 91,190. Language: English. Published: February 27, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
In the fifth novel of Malcolm Archibald's 19th century detective novels, Sergeant Watters finds himself overwhelmed with three simultaneous cases.
Windrush
Series: Jack Windrush. Price: Free! Words: 84,480. Language: English. Published: February 13, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Burmese War, 1852. Unable to join the famous Royal Malverns, Jack Windrush is commissioned into the despised 113th Foot.
A Wild Rough Lot: Whaling And Sealing From The Moray Firth
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 36,990. Language: English. Published: January 29, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Nonfiction » Transportation » Ship building industry, Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Great Britain
A compelling introduction to the whaling and sealing industry in Northeast Scotland's Moray Firth, Malcolm Archibald's A Wild Rough Lot will guide you through the trade's history, dangers and successes.
Windrush - Crimea
Series: Jack Windrush. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 84,400. Language: English. Published: January 29, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Malta, 1854. Jack and his disreputable 113th Foot are stationed in Crimea. A lieutenant in British Army's worst regiment, Jack hankers for recognition to regain his true station in life.
The Shining One
Series: The Swordswoman. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 87,950. Language: English. Published: January 20, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic, Fiction » Historical » Medieval
After the campaign against the Norse, Melcorka the Swordswoman is unsettled. She wishes revenge on Egil the Norseman, yet knows that Defender - her magic sword - cannot kill without cause.
Beyond The Frontier
Series: Jack Windrush. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 92,250. Language: English. Published: January 18, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
In the ninth book in the Jack Windrush series of military novels, Jack and the 113th Foot join the British invasion of Afghanistan in 1878, trying to counter an alleged Russian threat.
Windrush - Blood Price
Series: Jack Windrush. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 86,680. Language: English. Published: January 16, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Jack Windrush and the 113th Foot are commissioned to Sevastopol during the Crimean War.
Dancing
Series: The Rise Of An English Lawbreaker. Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 83,830. Language: English. Published: January 11, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » Action, Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom
Kent, England, 1762.  Bloody smuggling wars are raging on England's southern coast. It's a time of daring men and bold women, and deadly skirmishes between rival gangs and the law.
Edge Of Reason
Series: Warrior's Path. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 91,270. Language: English. Published: January 5, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure, Fiction » Historical » Colonial America
Canada, 1759. After the capture of Quebec in the Seven Years War, Corporal Hugh MacKim of the 78th Highlanders attempts to desert the British army. But when Hugh is caught in an ambush, his loved one, Tayanita, is mortally wounded by a tall, tattooed Canadian.
The Swordswoman
Series: The Swordswoman. Price: Free! Words: 88,860. Language: English. Published: January 4, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Adventure » Action
The Norse thought they could conquer Scotland. They were wrong.
Window On The Forth
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 55,990. Language: English. Published: January 1, 2022 by Next Chapter. Categories: Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Great Britain, Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Industries / transportation
This thematic book introduces the history of the Firth of Forth, the gateway to the east of Scotland and Edinburgh, Scotland's capital city.
Murdered On The 13th
Series: Detective Watters Mysteries. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 89,440. Language: English. Published: December 31, 2021 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
Dundee, 1860s. Sergeant George Watters and his team investigate the murder of a local banker, found dead on the 13th tee of a local golf course.
The Atlantic Street Murder
Series: Detective Watters Mysteries. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 86,100. Language: English. Published: December 31, 2021 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
From hunting pickpockets in London omnibuses and ghosts in Hesse Square, Sergeant Watters and Detective Silver are led into the notorious Wild Geese public house, and a tangled mystery that involves the murder of a guardsman and the vivacious wife of an Austrian diplomat.
Warriors Of God
Series: Jack Windrush. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 95,040. Language: English. Published: December 22, 2021 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Years after leaving the 113th Foot, Jack Windrush is sent to the Northwest Frontier of India to investigate reports of gun-running among the Pashtun tribes.
A Sacrifice Of Pawns
Series: Warrior's Path. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 93,560. Language: English. Published: December 20, 2021 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » Colonial America, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Caribbean, 1762. With the French in Canada defeated, the focus of Sergeant Hugh MacKim’s war shifts to the West Indies.
Like The Thistle Seed: Scots Abroad
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 84,850. Language: English (Scottish dialect). Published: December 18, 2021 by Next Chapter. Categories: Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Great Britain, Nonfiction » History » Social history
Scotland has always given generously of her people to the world. This book tells the story of some of the many hundreds of thousands of Scots who have contributed to the fabric of modern world.
Agent Of The Queen
Series: Jack Windrush. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 92,590. Language: English. Published: December 16, 2021 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
In the seventh book in the Windrush series, Jack is sent to infiltrate the Fenian Brotherhood, who are threatening to cause mutiny in the British Army.
Farewell To Afghanistan
Series: Jack Windrush. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 93,660. Language: English. Published: December 15, 2021 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Historical » United Kingdom, Fiction » Adventure » War & military adventure
Afghanistan, 1880. Major Jack Windrush of the 113th Foot is given a mission to convince Batoor Khan to support the new Amir. However, when a rival to the Afghan throne, Ayub Khan, appears to threaten a British garrison, Jack joins the army sent to restore order.
The Fireraisers
Series: Detective Watters Mysteries. Price: Free! Words: 87,760. Language: English (Scottish dialect). Published: December 10, 2021 by Next Chapter. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Crime thriller
Dundee, Scotland, 1862. After the mill of businessman Matthew Beaumont burns to the ground, Detective Sergeant George Watters is sent to investigate.

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