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First for 2025
I’ve managed to hold out for nearly 18 months before launching into another blog for the website, so, I think I’m keeping my form up nicely. The biggest announcement, as you may have seen on social media is that Big Sky Publishing have picked up the next three novels in the Damien Hunter series, to be released in March and October 2026 and novel six in March 2027. I am grateful to Big Sky for continuing the series. The three novels are written, and I’ve sent the first to Big
Nathan Best
Nov 8, 20251 min read


2024 the First Blog
Thank you to my growing fan base, you humble me with the compliment of spending your money on my work. Damien Hunter continues to power...
Nathan Best
Jan 14, 20242 min read


September blog
Amazingly, I've decided to pen another blog not 5 weeks after the last one, which is most likely some kind of record. Well for me anyway....
Nathan Best
Sep 24, 20232 min read


Ghosts in the Fog has arrived
Again I have managed to avoid writing a blog. Quite well done as the last was in April, though I do think of it occasionally. Since then...
Nathan Best
Aug 13, 20231 min read


So, April has appeared.
My Alpha readers have finished with Bad Company. Well received and on par with other novels the series, Bad Company requires some tweaks...
Nathan Best
Apr 10, 20232 min read


The February Blog in March
So, you may notice it’s March, and my monthly commitment to a blog has lasted exactly one month. Moving right along. February was a month...
Nathan Best
Mar 15, 20232 min read


Battle Born Jan 23
As I'm a logical person catchy blog titles are a bit lost on me. So, Battle Born Jan 23 it is. I might revisit this later depending if a...
Nathan Best
Jan 29, 20231 min read


2022 news and the reading list
2022 draws to a close on a busy and deeply satisfying note for me. Apart from reading less books than I normally do I signed with Big Sky...
Nathan Best
Dec 31, 20222 min read


Battle Born back from the Editor
Battle Born has survived the Big Sky Publishing editor quite well. I have learnt some new things for grammar and formatting which is...
Nathan Best
May 7, 20221 min read


So where is the Damien Hunter series up to?
The long process to publication of Battle Born is well underway. I finished my final polish on the manuscript and submitted it to Big Sky...
Nathan Best
Apr 2, 20221 min read


2021 Reading List
That time has rolled around for surely my most exciting blog and when an Author gets to showcase what I spend my time reading. With no...
Nathan Best
Dec 31, 20212 min read


Life on the Line podcast, #112 Troy Knight
Good friend and Battle Born advisor Troy Knight has made his debut into the world of Podcasting with an interview on the Life on the line...
Nathan Best
Aug 15, 20211 min read


My first Podcast Interview
Sitting with a friend of mine and fellow Australian author Hayley Walsh, I share in my first ever podcast interview, how I came to be...
Nathan Best
Aug 15, 20211 min read


Damien Hunter Series Update
It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about Damien and his series of novels, which are now two manuscripts into the journey. Battle Born...
Nathan Best
Aug 15, 20212 min read


The weapons and equipment of Battle Born – Taipan 16
It has been a while since I’ve done a Battle Born blog, mostly because the manuscript is with my editor and there isn’t that much going...
Nathan Best
Apr 14, 20212 min read


The Origins of Burnt September
The idea for Burnt September has its roots in my early years reading Boy’s Own Adventures and Dan Dare mixed with my life during the...
Nathan Best
Mar 15, 20212 min read


Battle Born Draft Manuscript complete
On Saturday after a marathon runner effort, I penned the last words and ending for Battle Born. Granted I’d actually written the last...
Nathan Best
Jan 25, 20212 min read


The Origins of Czar Creek
Continuing the theme, we come to Czar Creek, the dark thriller that pitches a teenage man against a cold, calculated murderer. The idea...
Nathan Best
Jan 19, 20212 min read


Damien Hunter: Why a Combat Controller background
Well, why not? A Combat Controller qualified as a Joint Terminal Attack Controller for those new to the profession, directs the action of...
Nathan Best
Jan 10, 20211 min read


My 2020 Reading List
As an author I read a lot to say the least. So, I thought I would share my 2020 reading list. Some of yo may find this interesting and...
Nathan Best
Jan 10, 20212 min read
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