An 'Extra' piece of Roma Nova...

Delighted to announce that the ebook of ROMA NOVA EXTRA is now available on Amazon, B&N Nook and Kobo.

The official publication date is 19 October 2018 when the paperback edition will be available from online stores (Amazon, The Book Depository, etc.) and through bookshops.

Eight stories – four historical and four present day and […]

September 22nd, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Alternate history, Amazon, Books, Kobo, Nook, Roma Nova, Roman military, Saturnalia, Women warriors | 2 comments

Guns n’ things in Roma Nova

This could be a tricky subject, but if your stories have spies, special forces, military and special police units with a robust Roman attitude, you are going to get weapons of one sort or another. Anything else would be unrealistic.

However, my books are about people, not a way of seeing […]

April 24th, 2018 | Tags: , , | Category: Alternative history, AURELIA, Books, INCEPTIO, INSURRECTIO, PERFIDITAS, Readers, Research, RETALIO, Roman military, SUCCESSIO, Women warriors, Writing skills | Leave a comment

Reconciling 'real' Romans and Roma Novans

Family of Drusus, Museum of Roman Civilisation, Rome (Author photo)

I’ve been fascinated by all things Roman since I walked on my first mosaic in northern Spain. At age eleven, I wanted to know who the people were who had lived in houses with such beautiful floors: what did they eat, what did they […]

April 5th, 2018 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Alternate history, AURELIA, Historical logic, INCEPTIO, Roma Nova, Roman life, Roman traditions, Women warriors | 3 comments
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