Books by Scott Evans
Dark British Fiction. Military Stories Without the Myth.
From military history and veteran memoir to urban horror, political thrillers and dystopian science fiction, each book asks what remains when people are pushed beyond the point at which easy answers stop working.
Latest release
What Manner of Men Are These?
The Parachute Regiment: Born, Made or Selected?
Britain’s last battalion-sized combat parachute assault took place in 1956. The Parachute Regiment survived. A former Paratrooper investigates how the Regiment creates its soldiers, whether the belief that Paras are better survives serious examination, and why Britain kept them after the battlefield moved on.
Published Books
Four different genres. One recurring concern: what people become when systems, memories or certainty begin to fail.
Political thriller
The Operator: Genesis
A covert operative moves through modern grey-zone conflict, where power is applied quietly and accountability remains optional.
Urban horror
Bad Wiring
Mutt survived the war. Back home, something is feeding on the forgotten people society has already written off.
Dystopian science fiction
Memory Wars
In a future where memories can be extracted, altered and sold, identity belongs to whoever controls the archive.
Veteran memoir
Running on Empty
An honest account of leaving the military and using running as a lifeline when structure, identity and certainty disappear.
Different Worlds. The Same Pressure.
Whether the threat is war, memory, political power or something waiting in the dark, these are stories about what people do when survival comes at a cost.