Anthony Riches
Anthony Riches holds a degree in Military Studies from Manchester University. He began writing the story that would become the first novel in the Empire series, Wounds of Honour, after visiting Housesteads Roman fort in 1996. He works full time in IT consultancy, and lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and three children, although he can occasionally be found roaming Hadrian’s Wall in Roman armour and swearing never to do so...
Robyn Young
Robyn Young was born in Oxford and grew up in the Midlands and Devon. Her first novel, Brethren, went straight into the Sunday Times top ten and became the bestselling hardback debut of 2006. Robyn’s new trilogy is based on the life of Robert Bruce. The third novel, Kingdom, is published June 2014 on the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn. Alongside writing novels, she has collaborated on a WWII screenplay. Her books have...
Philip Stevens
Philip Stevens is an award-winning film and theatre director. Following critically acclaimed tours of ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, ‘Macbeth’ and ‘Romeo and Juliet’, his 2010 Viking short film ‘Northmen’ was nominated for the Polar Film Festival in Scandinavia, The British Society of Cinematographers’ New Cinematography Night, Key Shorts Film Festival and a Royal Television Society award...
Giles Kristian
Having once been lead singer in a 1990s pop group, Giles Kristian is now a bestselling historical novelist, author of the acclaimed RAVEN Viking trilogy and a series of books about a family torn apart during the Civil War. In his new novel – God of Vengeance – Giles returns to the world of the Vikings to tell of the beginnings of Sigurd and his celebrated fictional fellowship. Giles lives in...
Ann Weisgarber
Ann Weisgarber, who lives in Texas, is the author of The Promise and The Personal History of Rachel DuPree. The Promise was shortlisted for the 2014 Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. In the U. S., it is a Western Writers of America Spur Award finalist and is shortlisted for the Ohioana Book Award. The Personal History of Rachel DuPree was nominated for 2009 Orange Prize and the Orange Award for New Writers. In the U. S., it...
Harry Sidebottom
Harry Sidebottom was brought up in racing stables in Newmarket where his father was a trainer. He had a basket saddle on a donkey before he could walk. He was educated at various schools and universities, including Oxford, where he took his Doctorate in Ancient History at Corpus Christi College. In similar fashion he has taught at various universities including Oxford, where he is now Fellow and Director of Studies in Ancient History...
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