Grant Hyde is a published author of several historical fiction novels,
In 1989, age twenty, Grant was graded with the NRL’s Eastern Suburbs Roosters (Sydney Roosters).
Being a keen student of history, especially of Australia and the Pacific, Grant moved to the Kingdom of Tonga for six months where he discovered his calling. It was his interest in human history and his love of the Polynesian people that brought him to complete his first novel, set in Tonga, ‘Lords of the Pacific’ in 2008.
In 2009 Grant was awarded ‘Best New Talent’ at the annual Sassy Writers Awards for ‘Lords of the Pacific’. The stand-alone sequel, ‘Islands of Gold’ was released in January 2011 to excellent reviews, the Melbourne Age giving it ‘Pick of the Week’ in the A2 lift out.
Grant has now completed his third historical fiction, ‘Daniel’s Destiny’. Grant has set this latest tale in early Sydney Town, in the year 1806 and throughout the extensive research for this latest effort he has developed a desire to share his knowledge with all who wish to learn.