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Simon Turney is an English historical novelist with releases centered around Antiquity and Roman Times, the Knights Templar, and the early Ottoman Empire, writing often under the pseudonym SJA Turney. Biography Turney worked in a variety of fields before returning to university to complete an honours degree in classical history through the Open University In his spare time, he wrote the first Marius' Mules novel, a tale based upon the Gallic Wars of Julius Caesar, and with it enjoyed initial self-published success before moving into mainstream releases. A former re-enactor with the Deva Victrix Roman group in Chester, Turney is also a Roman historian and public speaker on the classical world, with a biography of the general Gnaeus Julius Agricola due for release in 2021. Now, with in excess of 40 novels, Turney is a prolific author, spanning such genres as historical fantasy, historical mysteries and historical biography, as well as releasing novels both independently and through publishers like Canelo and Orion Publishing Group. He writes full-time and is represented by MMB Literary Agency. He lives with his wife, children, rabbits and dog in rural North Yorkshire. Bibliography Series as "S J A Turney" Marius' Mules The Conquest of Gaul aka The Invasion of Gaul (2009) The Belgae (2010) Gallia Invicta (2011) Conspiracy of Eagles (2012) Hades' Gate (2013) Caesar's Vow (2014) The Great Revolt (2014) Sons of Taranis (2015) Pax Gallica (2016) Fields of Mars (2017) Tides of War (2018) Sands of Egypt (2019) Civil War (2020) The Last Battle (2021) The Ides of March (2023) A short story, Prelude to War, set in 53-52 BCE, was also released in 2014. Tales of the Empire Emperor's Bane (2016) Interregnum (2009) Ironroot (2010) Dark Empress (2011) Insurgency (2016) Invasion (2017) Jade Empire (2017) Ottoman Cycle The Thief's Tale (2013) The Priest's Tale (2013) The Assassin's Tale (2014) The Pasha's Tale (2015) Praetorian The Great Game (2015) The Price of Treason (2015) Eagles of Dacia (2017) Lions of Rome (2019) The Cleansing Fire (2020) Blades of Antioch (2021) Roman Adventure Crocodile Legion (2016) Pirate Legion (2017) Knights Templar Daughter of War (2018) The Last Emir (2018) City of God (2019) The Winter Knight (2019) The Crescent and the Cross (2020) Wolves of Odin Blood Feud (2022) The Bear of Byzantium (2022) Iron and Gold (2022) Wolves Around the Throne (2023) Series as "Simon Turney" Damned Emperors Caligula (2018) Commodus (2019) Rise of Emperors (with Gordon Doherty) Sons of Rome (2020) Masters of Rome (2021) Novels A Year of Ravens (2015) (with Ruth Downie, Stephanie Dray, E Knight, Kate Quinn, Vicky Alvear Shecter and Russell Whitfield) A Song of War (2016) (with Christian Cameron, Libbie Hawker, Kate Quinn, Vicky Alvear Shecter, Stephanie Thornton and Russell Whitfield) References External links Author's official website. Discover the Simon Turney popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Simon Turney books.

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  • Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade synopsis, comments

    Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade

    Christian Cameron

    Following on from Tom Swan and the Head of St George, Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade is the next instalment of the fastpaced series set in the turbulent Europe of the fifteenth...

  • Tom Swan and the Last Spartans synopsis, comments

    Tom Swan and the Last Spartans

    Christian Cameron

    Following on from Tom Swan and the Head of St George and Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade, Tom Swan and the Last Spartans is the third instalment of the fastpaced series set in t...

  • Crusader synopsis, comments

    Crusader

    Ben Kane

    KING. POLITICIAN. WARRIOR. CONQUEROR.1189. Richard the Lionheart's longawaited goal comes true as he is crowned King of England. Setting his own kingdom in order, he prepares to em...

  • Treason of Sparta synopsis, comments

    Treason of Sparta

    Christian Cameron

    Book 7 in The Long War series from the master of historical fiction, Christian CameronWhen the dust settled and the blood dried after the Battle of Plataea, Greeks might have thoug...

  • Tom Swan and the Keys of Saint Peter synopsis, comments

    Tom Swan and the Keys of Saint Peter

    Christian Cameron

    THE BRAND NEW ADVENTURE FROM 'THE MASTER OF HISTORICAL FICTION' (SUNDAY TIMES)TOM SWAN SOLDIER, SCHOLAR, BASTARD, SPY.Tom Swan and his friends are trying to save Europe from the T...

  • Tom Swan and the Head of St George synopsis, comments

    Tom Swan and the Head of St George

    Christian Cameron

    1450s France. A young Englishman, Tom Swan, is kneeling in the dirt, waiting to be killed by the French who have taken him captive.He's not a professional soldier. He's really a me...

  • Sword of Justice synopsis, comments

    Sword of Justice

    Christian Cameron

    'The master of historical fiction' SUNDAY TIMESSharpen your sword and prepare for battle...1367: Europe stands on the brink of total war.Political alliances are beginning to ruptur...

  • The Falling Sword synopsis, comments

    The Falling Sword

    Ben Kane

    CAN GREECE RESIST THE MIGHT OF ROME?Get ready for the climax of the Roman invasion of Greece in Sunday Times bestseller Ben Kane's latest historical adventure.ONE FINAL CLASHReelin...