Harry Sidebottom

Harry Sidebottom
Born Newmarket, Suffolk
Occupation Author, historian
Nationality British
Genre History, fiction, non-fiction
Notable works Warrior of Rome
Website
harrysidebottom.co.uk

Harry Sidebottom is a British author and historian, best known for his fiction series Warrior of Rome.[1] He is currently working on a new series, Throne of the Caesars. The first volume of which, Iron and Rust, will be published in 2014. He is Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at St. Benet's Hall and lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford.[2]

Early life

Sidebottom was born in Cambridge and raised in Newmarket, Suffolk, where his father worked as a racehorse trainer. He attended Fairstead House School, Newmarket and The King's School, Ely.[3]

Sidebottom studied Ancient History for his first degree, at Lancaster University (1977–1980). He was awarded an MPhil in 1982 from the University of Manchester and later a DPhil from Oxford University. He studied at Corpus Christi College, where he is a member of the Senior Common Room. He has appeared as a presenter on the History Channel's Ancient Discoveries.[4]

Books

Warrior of Rome

From the beginning Sidebottom intended the Warrior of Rome to be a series structured in trilogies.[2] The first three volumes take place in the Middle East and subsequent arcs are set around the Black Sea, the Baltic, Sicily, North Africa, and Italy.[4] Sidebottom stated he drew inspiration for the series from historical writer Tacitus and commented that he had based several of the series' elements on real people and events from history.[4] The series has sold well, with Fire in the East selling over 100,000 copies and spending five weeks in the UK top 10 upon its release.[5] Worldwide the series has sold over half a million copies.

The series centres around the Angle Roman soldier Marcus Clodius Ballista as he must live through and survive the machinations of the Roman Empire and several of the crises of the second half of the third century AD.[6]

Throne of the Caesars

Sidebottom will write another series called Throne of the Caesars, the new trilogy will be set 30 years before the first Warrior of Rome book in the reigns of Alexander Severus and Maximinus Thrax (AD235-8).

Bibliography

Fiction

Throne of the Caesars

1. Iron and Rust (Harper Collins, 2014)

Warrior of Rome

  1. Fire in the East (Michael Joseph, 2008)[7]
  2. King of Kings (Penguin, 2009)[8]
  3. Lion of the Sun (Penguin, 2010)[9][10]
  4. The Caspian Gates (Penguin, 2011)[11][12]
  5. The Wolves of the North (Penguin, 2012)
  6. The Amber Road (Penguin/Michael Joseph, 2013)

Nonfiction works

References

  1. ↑ "WARRIOR OF ROME III: Fordham author hopes for continued success". Newmarket Journal. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tale of derring-do in a crumbling empire". Oxford Times. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Author Harry's latest book in best-seller list". Newmarket Journal. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "It's Classic blood and guts". Oxford Times. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "MJ expands deal with Sidebottom." The Bookseller 10 July 2009: 11. Literature Resource Center. Web. 22 February 2013.
  6. ↑ "Review: Fire in the East". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  7. ↑ "Harry Sidebottom: "Wojownik Rzymu. Ogień na Wschodzie"". Wiadomosci 24. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "Harry Sidebottom's King of Kings". About.com. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  9. ↑ "Civilização com novo livro de Harry Sidebottom". Diario Digital. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "Harry Sidebottom – "Lew Słońca"". HistMag. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "Genre: Historical Thrillers". Telegraph. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  12. ↑ "Review: The Caspian Gates". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
  13. ↑ Funari, Pedro (2006). "Harry Sidebottom, Ancient Warfare". Diálogos 10 (3): p.231–232.
  14. ↑ "Ancient Warfare: A Very Short Introduction.(Book Review)". Contemporary Review. 286(1669): 121. February 2005.

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