Michael G. Thomas

Michael G. Thomas is an English author, born in Monmouthshire, a region that lies on the border between England and Wales. Thomas's intelligence became apparent at an early age, and his love for writing would only manifest later in his life.

Thomas is not only an author but also a martial artist, military historian, and the co-founder of the Academy of Historical Fencing. The academy specializes in teaching traditional armed and unarmed European martial arts, with Thomas himself teaching the use of the medieval two-handed longsword and the German long knife in the UK and other parts of Europe. His academic background is as diverse as his writing, with degrees in Computing, Classical Studies, and Machine Learning. Thomas has also conducted extensive research in the fields of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and Ancient Greek and Byzantine military history.

Thomas is a prolific writer, having published more than seventy novels since he began writing in 2010. His work spans various genres, including science fiction, military, historical fiction, horror, and action fiction. Thomas is best known for his best-selling space opera series, Star Crusades, which has sold over a million copies and expanded into multiple spin-off series, including Star Crusader, Black Widows, and Mercenaries. Star Legions, another of Thomas's works, is a pseudo-historical tale that combines his expertise in artificial intelligence and machine learning with his lifelong interest in ancient history. In addition to writing science fiction, Thomas also co-writes horror and action fiction with his brother, Nick S. Thomas, as seen in the popular Zombie Dawn trilogy. Thomas's academic background is as varied as his writing, with first-degree qualifications in Computing, advanced degrees in Classical Studies and Machine Learning & Adaptive Computing, and teaching credentials in Information Technology. He has studied in Newport, Bristol, and Bath, and in recent years, he has conducted extensive research in the fields of artificial intelligence and Greek and Byzantine military history.