Geoff Woodland was during the second world war in Birkenhead, Merseyside. The River Mersey stimulated his imagination from an early age and heI gained a scholarship to 'HMS Conway' Nautical Training College, where he spent two years before graduating to go to sea as a cadet with British India Steam Navigation Ltd.
After securing his Second Mates Ticket, he sailed as Third Officer in an LST (landing ship tanks) to Borneo during the Indonesian confrontation in the mid 60′s, and later cargo ships around the Far East, Australia & New Zealand before finally leaving the sea in 1969 eventually migrating to Australia in 1980.
AOS Other Nautical Fiction |
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| Year | Book | Comment |
| 1804 | Ice King | A father and son are caught up in the turmoil that preceded the end of British involvement in the slave trade. |
The author’s official web site is geoffwoodland.com