Simon Scarrow
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Spouse | Louise Richmond |
Children | 2 sons and one step-son |
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Simon Scarrow (born 3 October 1962) is a British writer. Scarrow 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. Simon is a patron of the Bansang Hospital Appeal which supports an outstandingly innovative hospital in The Gambia.
He is best known for his
He has also written another series,
In 2021, Scarrow authored an immersive audiovisual walking tour for the Roman Colosseum entitled Blood and Sand on the BARDEUM mobile app.[3]
Books
The last fifteen of Scarrow's novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers.[citation needed] His works have been translated into over twenty languages and have sold several million copies.[citation needed] He has been awarded two prizes for his fiction and counts the King of Jordan as one of his fans.[citation needed]
Asked by the Edinburgh Book Review about the inspiration behind his interest in the Roman era, Scarrow said, "Firstly, great
Scarrow cites the inspiration for his 'earthy' characters as being from his time in the
Eagles of the Empire series
The
The two characters Cato and Macro were additionally used in one book of the TimeRiders series: Gates of Rome. They served as supporting characters when the three protagonists travel back to ancient Rome. Scarrow allowed his brother Alex to make use of the characters in his novel.
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.
- Under the Eagle (2000)
- The Eagle's Conquest (2001)
- When the Eagle Hunts (2002)
- The Eagle and the Wolves (2003)
- The Eagle's Prey (2004)
- The Eagle's Prophecy (2005)
- The Eagle in the Sand (2006)
- Centurion(2007)
- The Gladiator (2009)[6]
- The Legion (2010)[7]
- Blood Debt (2009, short story)
- Praetorian (2011)
- The Blood Crows (2013)[8]
- Brothers in Blood (2014)[8]
- Britannia (2015)[8]
- Invictus (2016)[8]
- Day of the Caesars (2017)[8]
- The Blood of Rome (2018)[8]
- Traitors of Rome (2019)[8]
- The Emperor's Exile (2020)
- The Honour of Rome (2021)
- Death to the Emperor (2022)
- Rebellion (2023)
Revolution series
- Young Bloods (2006)
- The Generals (2007)
- Fire and Sword (2009)
- The Fields of Death (2010)
Gladiator series
The
- Gladiator: Fight for Freedom (2011)
- Gladiator: Street Fighter (2012)
- Gladiator: Son of Spartacus (2013)
- Gladiator: Vengeance (2014)
Roman Arena series (with T. J. Andrews)
- Also acts as something of a prequel to the Eagle series as it features an earlier appearance of both characters Macro and Narcissus.
- Arena (2013)
- Barbarian (2012)
- Challenger (2012)
- First Sword (2013)
- Revenge (2013)
- Champion (2013)
- n.b. these novellas were available as e-books prior to publication of the full title.
Invader series (with T. J. Andrews)
- Invader (2016)
- Death Beach (2014)
- Blood Enemy (2014)
- Dark Blade (2014)
- Imperial Agent (2015)
- Sacrifice (2015)
- n.b. these novellas were available as e-books prior to publication of the full title.
Pirata series (with T. J. Andrews)
- Pirata (2019)
- The Black Flag (2019)
- The Gates of Stone (2019)
- Hunters of the Sea (2019)
- Sea of Blood (2019)
- The Pirate Chief (2019)
- n.b. these novellas were available as e-books prior to publication of the full title.
Roman Caratacus series (with T. J. Andrews)
- Warrior (forthcoming 2023)
- The King in Rome (2022)
- The Druids' Lair (2022)
- Brothers of the Sword (forthcoming 2023)
- The War Prince (forthcoming 2023)
- Lord of War (forthcoming 2023)
- n.b. these novellas were available as e-books prior to publication of the full title.
Stand-alone novels
The following are books which are either stand-alone novels or have yet to be confirmed as parts of a series.
- The Sword and the Scimitar (2012) -- covers the Great Siege of Malta
- Hearts of Stone (2015) -- covers WWII period Greek island of Lefkas
- Playing With Death with Lee Francis (2018) -- Crime story
- Blackout -- covers WWII period Germany
Writer in Residence
In November 2006, Simon Scarrow was accepted to fill the post of
Personal life
Simon lives in Norfolk with his wife Louise and their dog ‘BB’ (named after BB Glazer, the ferocious agent in the TV series Frasier). Besides writing, Simon gives talks on history and writing at festivals. His leisure interests include skiing and scuba diving.[10]
References
- ^ "Alumni S - U". Uea.ac.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Simon Scarrow Official Website". Simon Scarrow Official Website. Simon Scarrow. 18 September 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ "Simon Scarrow". BARDEUM. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Wander (26 March 2015). "Interview with Simon Scarrow". Edinburgh Book Review. Edinburgh. Retrieved 28 June 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "The Gladiator". Scarrow.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "List of Simon's Books". Scarrow.co.uk. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ^ "10th book forum page". Scarrowe.forumco.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g "Scarrow Home Page - Eagle Series". Scarrow.co.uk. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ^ "The Langton News (December 2006) Page 18, Paragraph 1, Line 11" (PDF). Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 May 2010.
- ^ "Alex Scarrow Interview". authortrek.com. Archived from the original on 10 November 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
External links
- Official website (Scarrow brothers Alex and Simon)
- Simon Scarrow at Facebook
- Simon Scarrow at Library of Congress, with 9 library catalogue records