
Understanding Ourselves by
Understanding the Past

Helena P. Schrader is the author of twenty-two historical novels and six non-fiction works. She won the 2026 IndieReader Discovery Award for Fiction and is the recipient of numerous other awards and literary accolades.
Two of her titles have reached #1 Best Seller status in category on Amazon.
For readers tired of clichés and cartoons, award-winning novelist Helena P. Schrader offers nuanced insight into historical events and figures based on sound research and an understanding of human nature. Her complex and engaging characters bring history back to life as a means to better understand ourselves. Her chief areas of expertise are Aviation , the Second World War, Ancient Sparta, and the Crusader States.

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Voices on the Wind: Part One — Assault
An air assault a hundred times heavier than the London Blitz threatens to break the resistance of the British in Malta and enable the Axis Powers to seize Suez and Middle Eastern Oil. Voices on the Wind is story of four of Malta’s defenders.


2026
IndieReader Discovery Award for Fiction: The Tale of the English Templar
The IndieReader Discovery Awards recognizes the year’s standout independent books, focusing on connecting winning authors with influential members of the publishing, media, entertainment, and literary communities.
“This deeply profound look at morality, principle, love, and faith boasts characters that are real, believable, and understandable human beings whose worldviews convincingly differ from ours. In the end, THE TALE OF THE ENGLISH TEMPLAR proves a heartwarming, thought-provoking book that affirms how love, compassion, and honor are worth having—even while the world is collapsing in cruelty and corruption all around.” — IndieReader

Join Helena P. Schrader for her semi-weekly ‘history nuggets” on the Quick and the Dead at: hpschrader.substack.com

Helena P. Schrader’s Books
Schrader’s titles include Six non-Fiction History Books and twenty-two Historical Novels
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