Simon Turney
Simon Turney | |
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| Born | Ripon, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Period | 2010–present |
| Genre | Historical novel |
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Simon Turney is an English
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
historical biography, as well as releasing novels both independently and through publishers like Canelo and Orion Publishing Group.[4] He writes full-time and is represented by MMB Literary Agency. He lives with his wife, children, rabbits and dog in rural North Yorkshire.[5]
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
- ^ "S.J.A. Turney". www.goodreads.com.
- ^ "Simon Turney | Books by this Author". www.feedaread.com.
- ^ Turney, Simon. Agricola: Architect of Roman Britain. ASIN 1445696746.
- ^ "S.J.A. Turney".
- ^ "Simon Turney". historicalwriters.org.