Simon Scarrow
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| Simon Scarrow | |
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| Born | 1962 (age 49–50) Nigeria |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genres | Historical Fiction, |
| Notable work(s) | Eagle Series, Revolution |
| Spouse(s) | Caroline Scarrow |
| Children | 2 Boys |
| Relative(s) | Alex Scarrow |
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www.scarrow.co.uk |
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Simon Scarrow is a UK-based author, born in Nigeria and now based in Norfolk. He completed a master's degree at the University of East Anglia[1] after working at the Inland Revenue, and then went into teaching as a lecturer, firstly at East Norfolk Sixth Form College, then at City College Norwich.
He is best known for his Eagle Series of Roman Military fiction set in the territories of the Roman Empire, covering the second invasion of Britain and the subsequent prolonged campaign undertaken by the rump of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. To date there are eleven books in the series, with the 11th released recently in November 2011, Praetorian.
He has also written another series, Revolution, focusing on Wellington and Napoleon, whose first title, Young Bloods, was published in 2006. The second volume, The Generals, was released on the 31 May 2007 and the third volume Fire and Sword was released in January 2009. The fourth and final novel of the series was released in Jun 2010 and is called The Fields of Death. He has now started writing a new series titled Gladiator: The fight for freedom.
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[edit] Books
[edit] The Eagle Series
The Eagle Series centres around two main protagonists; Quintus Licinius Cato and Lucius Cornelius Macro, who are both Roman soldiers. Macro, a veteran with nearly 15 years service (at the start of the first novel) within the Roman Army, has recently been appointed to the Centurionate. Cato is in his teen years, who grew up in the Imperial Palace as a slave, and at the start of the series joins the Eagles as Macro's Optio. The first book starts in 42 AD. The books cover the experiences of the two soldiers, initially as experienced centurion and new optio, in battles in Germania and the invasion of Britain by Claudius as part of the Legio II Augusta. The 6th book The Eagle's Prophecy has them serving as part of the Imperial Navy east of Italy. The 7th and 8th puts them in Rome's eastern provinces as agents of the Emperor's secretary Tiberius Claudius Narcissus. The 9th sees them shipwrecked on the Island of Crete, fighting against a full-scale uprising.
Scarrow cites the inspiration for his 'earthy' characters as being from his time in the Officer Training Corps.[2]
In 2007 the publisher announced the intention to cease using the word "Eagle" in the title of books in this series, starting with Centurion. The change was apparently because the publisher wanted to attract more new readers to the series.
It has been announced that an independent studio is to make 2x1 hour episodes of all the Eagle novels from Under the Eagle through to The Eagle in the Sand.[3]
- Under the Eagle - 6 July 2000 (ISBN 978-0747272823)
- The Eagle's Conquest - 2 August 2001 (ISBN 978-0747272830)
- When the Eagle Hunts - 6 May 2003 (ISBN 978-0747266310)
- The Eagle and the Wolves - 5 July 2004 (ISBN 978-0755301140)
- The Eagle's Prey (2004)
- The Eagle's Prophecy (2005)
- The Eagle in the Sand (2006)
- Centurion (2007)
- The Gladiator (August 2009)[4]
- The Legion - 11 November 2010 (ISBN 978-0755353743)[5]
- Praetorian - 10 November 2011 (ISBN 978-0755353774)
[edit] Revolution
The Revolution Series centres around the lives of Napoleon Bonaparte and Arthur Wellesley, later the Duke of Wellington. The first book in the quartet starts in 1769, and follows the two young men through their youth and onto their military careers.
- Young Bloods (2006)
- The Generals (2007)
- Fire and Sword (2009)
- The Fields of Death (24 Jun 2010)
[edit] Gladiator
This series is aimed at the 'Young Adult' audience unlike his 'Eagles' series.
- Gladiator: Fight for Freedom (2011)
- Gladiator: Street Fighter (Feb 2012)
[edit] Standalone
The following are books which are either Stand-alone novels or have yet to be confirmed as series.
- The Sword and the Scimitar (Siege of Malta) (October 2012)
[edit] Writer in Residence
In November 2006,Simon Scarrow was accepted to fill the post of Writer in Residence at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, a position he said he was "honoured to accept".[6] Simon will visit the school on a regular basis to hold creative writing sessions for students as well as judging the annual Scarrow Award for Fiction.
[edit] Family
In addition to his own writing, Simon Scarrow's brother, Alex Scarrow, is also an author of numerous novels.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.uea.ac.uk/creativewriting/alumni/s-u
- ^ http://www.scarrow.co.uk/page15.html
- ^ "Under the Eagle". 30 July 2007 Under the Eagle: (1 December 2002) It is the year 42 AD, and Centurion Macro, battle-scarred and fearless, is in the heart of Germany with the Second Legion, the toughest in the Roman army. Cato, a new recruit and the newly appointed second-in-command to Macro, will have more to prove than most. In a bloody skirmish with local tribes, Cato gets his first chance to prove that he's more than a callow, privileged youth. As their next campaign takes them to a land of unparalleled barbarity – Britain – a special mission unfolds, thrusting Cato and Macro headlong into a conspiracy that threatens to topple the Emperor himself.. http://www.undertheeagle.co.uk/index.htm.
- ^ "List of Simon's Books". http://www.scarrow.co.uk/page12.html. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ^ "10th book forum page". http://scarrow.forumco.com/topic~TOPIC_ID~3088~whichpage~2.asp.
- ^ "The Langton News (December 2006) Page 18, Paragraph 1, Line 11". Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys. http://www.webcitation.org/5q74FUC7t.
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