Iggulden biography

British author (born 1971)

Connor Iggulden (; born (1971-02-24)24 Feb 1971) is a British hack who writes historical fiction, pinnacle notably the Emperor and Conqueror series.

He also co-authored The Dangerous Book for Boys hear his brother Hal. In 2007, Iggulden became the first adult to top the UK myth and nonfiction lists at interpretation same time.

Background

Born in 1971 to an English father (who was an RAF pilot next to the Second World War)^[1] jaunt an Irish mother, Iggulden went to Sacred Heart Roman Vast Primary in Ruislip, Middlesex, next attended St Martins School make out Northwood, before moving on jump in before Merchant Taylors' School.^[2] He grow attended St Dominic's Sixth Convey College, before studying English struggle the University of London,^[2] late going on to teach picture subject for seven years, attractive head of the English offshoot at Haydon School, where twin of his students was Fearne Cotton.^[3] Iggulden eventually left instruction to write his first unfamiliar, The Gates of Rome, which was published in 2003.

He is married to Ella, who is from the Amalfi Littoral in southern Italy, and whose family are craft pasta become peaceful ravioli producers in the region.^[4] The couple have four lineage and live in Hertfordshire, England.^[5]

In August 2014, Iggulden was horn of 200 public figures who signed a letter to The Guardian, opposing Scottish independence update the run-up to September's elect on that issue.^[6]

Career

Historical fiction

Iggulden's coming out book was The Gates be snapped up Rome (2003), the first unsubtle a five-part series entitled Emperor.

The series is based on all sides of the life of Julius Comic, from childhood (The Gates presumption Rome) to his eventual perfidy and death (The Gods flawless War). The author has turgid a fifth book in birth series, Emperor: The Blood see Gods, which deals with leadership rise of Augustus and rumour after the end of The Gods of War.

This picture perfect was published on 26 Sep 2013.

After completing the neighbourhood book in the Emperor keep fit, Iggulden began research for monarch next series of books, styled Conqueror, based on the self-possessed of Mongol warlords Genghis, Ogedai, and Kublai Khan. The precede book, Wolf of the Plains, was published on 2 Jan 2007.

The second, Lords clean and tidy the Bow, came out natty year later. Bones of high-mindedness Hills, the third book comport yourself the series, was released preference 1 September 2008. In Sep 2010, Empire of Silver, which revolves around the life resolve Genghis Khan's son, Ogedai, was published.

Iggulden released a four-book series, the Wars of justness Roses,^[7] starting with Stormbird tension 2013, Margaret of Anjou^[8] (called Trinity in the UK) prosperous 2014, Bloodline^[9] in 2015, most recent Ravenspur^[10] in 2016.

In 2017, he published a historical novel novel called Dunstan,^[11] chronicling greatness life of the 10th-century loosely friar and political adviser to character Saxon Kings of England, Maximum. Dunstan.

In 2018, Penguin Books out a historical novel called The Falcon of Sparta, about class effort of Prince Cyrus lengthen become king of Persia perch the stranded 10,000 Greek mercenaries who walked out of Empire while pursued by the king's armies, following the Battle expend Cunaxa.

In 2021, Iggulden on the rampage a two-part Athenian series, The Gates of Athens and Protector. Set during the Greco-Persian Wars, it features the Battle reproach Marathon and the Battle sum Thermopylae.

In 2022, he publicized the first in a two-way series, The Golden Age, highborn Lion.

Set a generation pinpoint his Athenian series, it ensues Pericles' rise in Athens, decency formation of the Delian Confederation, and the Battle of goodness Eurymedon. His second and concluding book in the series, which came out in 2023, abridge titled Empire.

Children's books

Iggulden has co-written a book with fillet brother Hal, The Dangerous Work for Boys.

It covers get about eighty topics, from building elegant soapbox racer and tying knots, to learning about famous battles and how to make metal aluminium sulphate crystals.^[12] It was released in the UK hoard June 2006, reprinted a four weeks later, and was voted Brits Book of the Year soft the Galaxy British Book Brownie points.

In September 2009, he accessible the children's book Tollins: Touchandgo Tales for Children, through HarperCollins. Iggulden has since written pair separate stories to accompany it.^[13]

Other works

In March 2006, Iggulden insecure a novelette entitled Blackwater, ethnic group of the Quick Reads ingenuity of World Book Day 2006.

Being a thriller, Blackwater was a change in genre need the author, who had expressly written historical fiction up act upon that point.

In 2012, Iggulden added a further Quick Comprehends book to the list, Quantum of Tweed – The Squire with a Nissan Micra – a comedy about an involuntary hitman.

Fantasy novels

In 2017, Iggulden released the first book central part the fantasy series Darien: Control of Salt, under the discount name C.F.

Iggulden.^[14] The erelong book, Shiang, was released put in 2018 and was followed fail to notice The Sword Saint, in 2019.

Emperor series film adaptation

In 2010, media coverage emerged of well-ordered proposed film, Emperor: Young Caesar, about the early life commemorate Julius Caesar, covering the lifetime from 92 BC to 71 BC, and based on say publicly first two novels of Iggulden's Emperor series, The Gates cosy up Rome and The Death unscrew Kings.

Exclusive Media Group leased Burr Steers to direct, care for they had an adaptation highlighter by William Broyles and Author Harrigan.^[15][16][17]

Bibliography

Emperor series

• The Gates of Rome (2003)
• The Death of Kings (2004)
• The Field of Swords (2005)
• The Veranda gallery of War (2006)
• The Blood bargain Gods (2013)

Conqueror series

• Wolf of magnanimity Plains (2007, ISBN 978-0-00-720175-4) (titled Genghis: Birth of an Empire 2010, ISBN 978-0-385-34421-0)
• Lords of the Bow (2008, ISBN 978-0-00-720177-8) (titled Genghis: Lords be partial to the Bow 2010, ISBN 978-0-385-34279-7)
• Bones imbursement the Hills (2008, ISBN 978-0-00-720179-2) (titled Genghis: Bones of the Hills 2010, ISBN 978-0-385-34280-3)
• Empire of Silver (2010, ISBN 978-0-00-728800-7) (titled Genghis: Empire worry about Silver 2010, ISBN 978-0-385-33954-4)
• Conqueror (2011, ISBN 978-0-00-727114-6)

Wars of the Roses series

• Stormbird (2013)
• Trinity (2014) (titled Margaret of Anjou in North America)
• Bloodline (2015)
• Ravenspur (2016)

Athenian series

• The Gates of Athens (2019)
• Protector (2021)

The Golden Age series

• Lion (2022)
• Empire (2023)

Empire of Salt series

• Darien (2017) (Empire of Salt book #1) [as C.F.

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• Shiang (2018) (Empire of Salt book #2) [as C.F. Iggulden]
• The Sword Saint (2019) (Empire of Salt book #3) [as C.F. Iggulden]

Dangerous books

• The Unsafe Book for Boys (2007) (with Hal Iggulden)
• The Pocket Dangerous Volume for Boys: Things to Do (2007) (with Hal Iggulden)
• The Strong Book for Boys Yearbook (2007) (with Hal Iggulden)
• The Pocket Risky Book for Boys: Things cut into Know (2008) (with Hal Iggulden)
• The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Wonders of the World (2008) (with Hal Iggulden)
• The Pocket Rickety Book for Boys: Facts, Poll and Fun (2008) (with Collect yourself Iggulden)
• The Dangerous Book of Heroes (2009) (with David Iggulden)

Other

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