Simon Scarrow
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3 October 1962 near Lagos, Nigeria |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Notable works | Eagles of the Empire series, Revolution series |
| Spouse | None |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Relatives | Alex Scarrow |
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Simon Scarrow (born 3 October 1962) is a UK-based author, born in Nigeria and now based in Norfolk. Simon completed a master's degree at the University of East Anglia 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 Eagles of the Empire 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. As of June 2016, there are 14 books in the series; the latest, Invictus, is due to be published in November 2016.
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 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 began publishing a new series in 2011 titled Gladiator.
Asked by the Edinburgh Book Review about the inspiration behind his interest in the Roman era, Scarrow said, "Firstly, great Latin teachers – Gordon Rodway and then Reg Nash, who inspired a love of the language and more enduringly a fascination with Roman history and culture. Secondly, when I was growing up in the seventies swords and sandals epics seemed to be on the TV regularly. Not to mention the brilliant I, Claudius". Scarrow cites the inspiration for his 'earthy' characters as being from his time in the Officer Training Corps.
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