Simon Scarrow

Simon Scarrow (born 1962 in Nigeria ) is a British author who mainly writes historical novels.

Life

Scarrow was born in 1962 as a child of British parents in Nigeria and grew up in many other countries, even before he came to England. He took an early interest for writing books and began his first novel at the time of his university degree. He then worked for two years in the public service before he began a study, which he finished with a university degree. He then worked as a lecturer in history in the English Norfolk. At the same time he began again to work on books. Since 2005, he has been mainly working as a writer.

Works (selection)

Eagle Series

His now relatively large well-known due Scarrow especially the " Eagle Series", a series of historical novels about the two Roman soldiers Quintus Licinius Cato and Lucius Cornelius Macro, serving initially in the Legio II Augusta and during the Roman invasion of Britain, beginning in 42 years AD, fighting under the eagle.

  • Under the eagle. Headline Books, London 2001, ISBN 0-7472-6629-8. In the sign of the eagle. Novel. Goldmann, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-442-35911-2.
  • On behalf of the eagle. Novel. Goldmann, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-442-35960-0.
  • The wrath of the Eagle. Novel. Goldmann, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-442-36154-0.
  • The Brothers of the Eagle. Novel. Goldmann, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-442-36293-8.
  • The prey of the eagle. Novel. Heyne, München 2012, ISBN 978-3-453-47118-4.
  • The Prophecy of the Eagle. Novel. Heyne, Munich, 2013, ISBN 978-3-453-47119-1.
  • The hunting of the eagle. Novel. Heyne, München 2014, ISBN 978-3-453-47120-7.
  • Centurion. Novel. Heyne, München 2010, ISBN 978-3-453-43505-6.
  • Gladiator. Novel. Heyne, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-453-43506-3.
  • The Legion. Novel. Heyne, München 2012, ISBN 978-3-453-43620-6.
  • The Guard. Novel. Heyne, München 2012, ISBN 978-3-453-43621-3.

Revolution series

This series deals with the life Napoleon Bonaparte and Arthur Wellesley, starting in 1769. The books told in alternating sections parallel to the biographies of both personalities from early childhood through youth and military career to the final encounter in Waterloo. In the novel written form, the four volumes are closely aligned with the historical events.

Gladiator Series

This children's book series by the protagonist " Marcus " also takes place in ancient Rome.

  • Gladiator, Fight for Freedom. Puffin, London 2011, ISBN 978-0-14-133363-2. Marcus gladiator, fighting for freedom. arsEdition, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-7607-8377-2.
  • Marcus Gladiator, street fighter. arsEdition, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-7607-8378-9.
  • Marcus gladiator rebellion in Rome. Bloomoon Verlag, Munich, 2013, ISBN 978-3-7607-6884-7.
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