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Simon Turney

Simon Turney is an English historical novelist with releases centered around Antiquity and Roman Times, the Knights Templar, and the early Ottoman Empire, writing often under the pseudonym SJA Turney.

Simon Turney
BornRipon, England
OccupationWriter
Period2010–present
GenreHistorical novel
Website
sjat.wordpress.com

Biography edit

Turney worked in a variety of fields before returning to university to complete an honours degree in classical history through the Open University[1] In his spare time, he wrote the first Marius' Mules novel, a tale based upon the Gallic Wars of Julius Caesar, and with it enjoyed initial self-published success [2] before moving into mainstream releases. A former re-enactor with the Deva Victrix Roman group in Chester, Turney is also a Roman historian and public speaker on the classical world, with a biography of the general Gnaeus Julius Agricola[3] due for release in 2021. Now, with in excess of 40 novels, Turney is a prolific author, spanning such genres as historical fantasy, historical mysteries and 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 edit

Series as "S J A Turney" edit

Marius' Mules edit

  1. The Conquest of Gaul aka The Invasion of Gaul (2009)
  2. The Belgae (2010)
  3. Gallia Invicta (2011)
  4. Conspiracy of Eagles (2012)
  5. Hades' Gate (2013)
  6. Caesar's Vow (2014)
  7. The Great Revolt (2014)
  8. Sons of Taranis (2015)
  9. Pax Gallica (2016)
  10. Fields of Mars (2017)
  11. Tides of War (2018)
  12. Sands of Egypt (2019)
  13. Civil War (2020)
  14. The Last Battle (2021)
  15. 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 edit

  • Emperor's Bane (2016)
  1. Interregnum (2009)
  2. Ironroot (2010)
  3. Dark Empress (2011)
  4. Insurgency (2016)
  5. Invasion (2017)
  6. Jade Empire (2017)

Ottoman Cycle edit

  1. The Thief's Tale (2013)
  2. The Priest's Tale (2013)
  3. The Assassin's Tale (2014)
  4. The Pasha's Tale (2015)

Praetorian edit

  1. The Great Game (2015)
  2. The Price of Treason (2015)
  3. Eagles of Dacia (2017)
  4. Lions of Rome (2019)
  5. The Cleansing Fire (2020)
  6. Blades of Antioch (2021)

Roman Adventure edit

  1. Crocodile Legion (2016)
  2. Pirate Legion (2017)

Knights Templar edit

  1. Daughter of War (2018)
  2. The Last Emir (2018)
  3. City of God (2019)
  4. The Winter Knight (2019)
  5. The Crescent and the Cross (2020)

Wolves of Odin edit

  1. Blood Feud (2022)
  2. The Bear of Byzantium (2022)
  3. Iron and Gold (2022)
  4. Wolves Around the Throne (2023)

Series as "Simon Turney" edit

Damned Emperors edit

  1. Caligula (2018)
  2. Commodus (2019)

Rise of Emperors (with Gordon Doherty) edit

  1. Sons of Rome (2020)
  2. Masters of Rome (2021)

Novels edit

  • 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 edit

  1. ^ "S.J.A. Turney". www.goodreads.com.
  2. ^ "Simon Turney | Books by this Author". www.feedaread.com.
  3. ^ Turney, Simon. Agricola: Architect of Roman Britain. ASIN 1445696746.
  4. ^ "S.J.A. Turney".
  5. ^ "Simon Turney". historicalwriters.org.

External links edit

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