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Jana Petken

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in Glasgow, The United Kingdom

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Historical Fiction, War, Suspense

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Jana Petken is a multi award winning historical fiction author.

She is critically acclaimed as a bestselling, gritty author who produces bold, colourful characters and riveting storylines. She is the recipient of numerous major international awards for her works of historical fiction.

Before life as an author, she served in the British Royal Navy. During her service, she studied Naval Law and history. After the Navy, she worked for British Airways and turned to writing after an accident on board an aircraft forced her to retire prematurely.

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Average rating: 4.39 · 8,684 ratings · 812 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors

	The German Half-Bloods (Half-Bloods Trilogy #1) 4.49 avg rating — 1,419 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Guardian of Secrets 4.22 avg rating — 1,494 ratings — published 2013 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Before the Brightest Dawn (The Half-Bloods Trilogy #3) 4.69 avg rating — 807 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vogels: On All Fronts (The Half-Bloods Series Book 2) 4.60 avg rating — 823 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From the Ashes of Amiens 4.45 avg rating — 631 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Man from Section Five: A Brinley Knight Spy Thriller (The Man from MI5 Book 1) 4.34 avg rating — 561 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Swearing Allegiance (The Carmody Saga, #1) 4.41 avg rating — 463 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Dying Peace (The Man from MI5 Book 2) 4.24 avg rating — 434 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Errant Flock 4.07 avg rating — 442 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dark Shadows (Mercy Carver #1) 4.25 avg rating — 378 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Hi Everyone. Before The Brightest Dawn, The German Half-Bloods Trilogy book 3, is now available to Pre-Order from Amazon.

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Series by Jana Petken

Half-Bloods Trilogy (3 books)
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The Flock Trilogy (3 books)
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Mercy Carver (2 books)
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The Carmody Saga (1 book)
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4.41 avg rating — 463 ratings

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Under the Blanket of War (The Man from MI5 Book 4)

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“strip a city of its leaders, journalists, and cultural examples and you will control an ignorant and vulnerable population. Do you understand now?”
― Jana Petken, The Vogels: On All Fronts

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“Mankind’s biggest failure is its inability to learn from the mistakes of the past, and its silence in the face of atrocities committed against those without a voice.”
― Jana Petken, The German Half-Bloods

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“History shall never fade from sight.”
― Jana Petken, Author, The Guardian of Secrets and Her Deathly Pact

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