About Herman

Herman Forwood writes fiction driven by history, politics, and the uneasy tension between power and ordinary lives. Drawing on a background that spans both the Middle East and California, his work explores alternate realities, political fault lines, and the human stories caught inside them. His novels blend suspense, historical texture, and big what-if questions without losing sight of character.

Based in California, Herman is an avid researcher, traveler, and observer of the worlds people build, and break. His writing is shaped by a fascination with the forces that shape societies, from ideology and conflict to culture, memory, and ambition.

Publications:

• Echoes of the Ancients (Thriller Mystery: Released May 2024)

• Twilight of Democracy: World's Descent into Darkness (Historical Fiction/Alternate World - Release Date: July 2024)

• Secrets and Murders: Walls Dividing Truth: (Dystopian Murder Mystery- Release date Summer 2026)

• When in Nerja (Murder Mystery- Release date Winter 2026/Spring 2027)