About The Author

Award winning author, Brian D. Ratty, writes adventure stories that will surround you. The standalone Dutch Clarke trilogy is a captivating piece of storytelling, including the Early Years of surviving the British Columbia wilderness in 1941 and the War Years of combat photography in the Pacific during WWll, plus the high sea adventure story of Atonement. The author’s Pathfinder’s trilogy includes Tillamook Passage, Destination Astoria and Call of the Columbia. These are the thrilling adventures of Captain Robert Gray and his discovery of the Tillamook Indians, plus the story of one brave fur trapper who followed in the footsteps of Lewis & Clark to help build Fort Astoria and the historical book Tillamook Rock Lighthouse. These are powerful stories of our past that gave birth to our future.

Why I Write

I don’t write for profit, I write for pleasure; my pleasure. I shy away from salacious sex or gratuitous violence in favor of storylines with colorful characters and backdrops of historical events.

What I Write

Historical Fiction with believable storylines set against historical times and events. I write the kind of books I like to read. It is my habit to write in the morning, edit in the afternoon, and fuss all night about what I wrote that day.

New Book Release

With eye-catching illustrations and an enticing cover, ‘Firewatcher’ is an adventure novel by Brian D. Ratty. It is loosely based on the events that took place in the American homeland during the Second World War… the authors explanation of the importance of the fire-lookout program serves as an important build-up to the main adventure… Brian does an impressive job when it comes to describing Tillamook and its environs. He has done a marvelous job creating a riveting adventure story from the loneliness of the fire towers.
Readers’ Favorite: 5 Stars

New Book Release

Where did the Pacific North Coast Indians come from and where did they go? At the long painful journey’s end, where the mighty Columbia River meets the Pacific Ocean tides can be a fearsome place. This is a hard land of sand, storms and fog and this is where the North Coast Indians built their lodges and make their council fires. Why did these Argonauts from the far North Country pick such a place to live and build such a long lasting colorful culture? Broken Arrow is both a narrative and a vivid glance back to the heroic times when thousands of Indians called the shores of the lower Columbia River their home. This is their story of two worlds and one destiny.