Simon Scarrow
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Simon Scarrow is a UK-based author, born in Nigeria. He completed a master's degree at the University of East Anglia after working at the Inland Revenue, and then went into teaching. He is best known for his Eagle series of Roman Military fiction set in Britain, covering the second invasion of Britain and the subsequent prolonged campaign undertaken by the rump of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. To date there are seven books in the series, and the next to be released in 2008. He has also begun another series, Revolution, focusing on Wellington and Napoleon, whose first title, "Young Bloods", was published in 2006. The second volume, 'The Generals', is to be released in 2007.
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[edit] Books
[edit] Cato
The Cato Series [The series name per Simon Scarrow] centres around two main characters, Quintus Licinius Cato and Lucius Cornelius Macro, who are both in the Second Legion. The first book starts in AD 42
 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) |
"The Eagle's Stand (January - 2008)"
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[edit] Revolution
The Revolution Series centers around the lives of Naboleone Buona Parte, later Napoleone Boneparte, and Arthur Wesley, later the Duke of Wellington. The first book in the quartet starts in 1769.
 Young Bloods (2006) |
 The Generals (2007) |
''Fire and Sword'' (2008)''
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[edit] Writer in Residence
Simon Scarrow has recently (November 2006) accepted the post of Writer in Residence at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys, a position he said he is "honoured to accept". 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.
