Ben Kane

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Ben Kane
Born Ben Kane
Kenya
Occupation Novelist
Genre Historical Fiction
Notable works The Forgotten Legion
Silver Eagle
Road To Rome
Website
www.benkane.net

Ben Kane, (born 1970 )[1] is a novelist, specialising in the historical fiction genre. He is best known for The Forgotten Legion, Spartacus and Hannibal series of books. Six of his eight novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers, and his books have been published in more than ten countries, including the USA, Italy, Spain, Greece, Russia and the Netherlands.[2]

In 2013, Ben and two friends - Anthony Riches and Russell Whitfield - walked the entire length of Hadrian's Wall for charity, wearing full Roman military kit, including hobnailed boots. They raised nearly £19,000 for Combat Stress and Medecins Sans Frontieres. In 2014, they walked again in Italy, raising over £26,500. A film was made of their walk, entitled The Road to Rome. Sir Ian McKellen provides the voiceover.[3] There are hopes to bring the documentary to TV channels soon.

Ben Kane was born in Kenya and moved to Ireland at the age of seven. He studied veterinary medicine at University College Dublin, after which he travelled the world extensively, indulging his passion for ancient history. Having visited nearly 70 countries and all 7 continents, he now lives in North Somerset with his wife and family.

Bibliography

The Forgotten Legion Trilogy

  1. The Forgotten Legion (2008)
  2. The Silver Eagle (2009)
  3. The Road To Rome (2010)

The Hannibal Series

  1. Hannibal: Enemy Of Rome (2011)
  2. Hannibal: The Patrol - Short Story (2013) - e-book only
  3. Hannibal: Fields Of Blood (2013)
  4. Hannibal: Clouds Of War (2014)

The Spartacus Series

  1. Spartacus: The Gladiator (2012)
  2. Spartacus: Rebellion (2012)

The Eagles of Rome Series

  1. Eagles at War (2015)

Other

  1. A Day of Fire: a novel of Pompeii (2014) - Ben contributed one chapter

References

  1. ↑ "Ben Kane biography". www.fantasybookreview.co.uk.
  2. ↑ "There's a Dickens of a lot going on at Bath bookshop". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Lincoln School of Film & Media Network". University of Lincoln School of Media. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

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