Scott Oden

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Scott Oden

Born 1967
Columbus, Indiana United States
Occupation Novelist
Nationality American
Writing period 2000 - Present
Genres historical fiction
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Scott Oden (born June 24,1967 in Columbus, Indiana) is an American historical novelist writing books about Ancient Persia and Egypt. His first book is the critically-acclaimed Men of Bronze (2005). His lifelong fascination with ancient history began in 1976, when his third-grade teacher showed his class slides from the traveling Tutankhamun exhibit. Now a full-time writer, Oden lives in rural North Alabama, near Huntsville.

Oden's writing influences include: Robert E. Howard, Mary Renault, Harold Lamb, Karl Edward Wagner, and Steven Pressfield.

[edit] Books

  • "Men of Bronze" (2005)
  • "Memnon" (2006)
  • "Lion of Cairo" (forthcoming; NOTE: the title "Medjay" is no longer scheduled to be released -- The Author)

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