Simon Scarrow

Simon Scarrow is a British historical novelist, born near Lagos, Nigeria, in 1962. He studied at the University of East Anglia, worked for the Inland Revenue and taught in Norfolk before becoming a full-time writer. His debut, Under the Eagle (2000), began the Eagles of the Empire series following the Roman soldiers Cato and Macro. He has also written the Revolution novels about Napoleon and Wellington, the Gladiator young-adult series, the Inspector Schenke thrillers set in wartime Berlin, and several books co-written with T. J. Andrews and Lee Francis.