2026 Dragon Award Finalist · Best Alternate History Novel 

Amazon Bestselling Author

Brian C. Thompson is an Amazon bestselling author of alternate history military fiction and a 2026 Dragon Award finalist for Best Alternate History Novel for The Unnecessary War. Every book he has published has hit #1 in its Amazon category, and his debut, A Date with Infamy, held the #1 spot in Military Strategy History for twenty weeks and has never left the top 10. 

He writes two interlocking WWII series. The American War follows the Pacific Theater from Pearl Harbor to Japan’s surrender, and The European War follows the struggle for Europe from the death of Neville Chamberlain in 1938 onward. The two series converge at El Alamein on July 23, 1942. Both are coming to Audible from Podium Entertainment, with Chris Okawa narrating The American War and Patrick Zeller narrating The European War.

The books began at a kitchen table in Scammon, Kansas, where Brian grew up listening to his great-uncle, Lt. Col. Fredrick J. “Jack” Gibson, tell stories of flying P-38 Lightnings and P-51 Mustangs across the Pacific. Jack Gibson, the hero of The American War, carries his name. The European War draws on the other side of the family, the Fuller line out of Styria and the South Tyrol, whose sons fought on both sides of the war.

Brian holds a B.A. in History from Southern Methodist University and a BBA in Accounting, and he spent his career as a technology solution executive. He lives in Allen, Texas, and writes, edits, and designs every book himself through Linebacker Press.

You may have seen him at Worldcon, Dragon Con, or P-Con. He is available for book signings, convention panels, podcasts, and media interviews on alternate history, WWII military fiction, self-publishing, and the real family story behind his novels.

Every great story begins with family.

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