Patrick Larkin is a bestselling novelist specializing in historical, military, and espionage thrillers. His collaborations with Larry Bond, including Red Phoenix, Vortex

Vortex (novel)

Vortex is a 1991 war novel by Larry Bond and Patrick Larkin.-Plot summary:In a tense, hypothetical 1990s apartheid South Africa, a reformist president and his cabinet are killed after their train is destroyed by a special ANC guerrilla team...

, Cauldron

Cauldron (novel)

Cauldron is a novel by Larry Bond that centers on a European financial crisis that leads to a military confrontation between the United States and France. The instrument of French imperialism in this novel is a transnational organization known as the European Confederation . EurCon is dominated by...

, The Enemy Within, and Day of Wrath, have won critical acclaim for their suspense, realism, and unblinking appreciation of geopolitical and modern military realities.

He is also credited with writing the original background information for the Battledroids boardgame. This outlined the setting from which the BattleTech

BattleTech

BattleTech is a wargaming and science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2000, and owned since 2003 by Topps. The series began with FASA's debut of the board game BattleTech by Jordan Weisman and L...

universe would evolve.