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Gordon Doherty

Gordon is a Scottish writer, addicted to reading and writing historical fiction. His love of history was piqued during spells living and working close to both Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall, sites of rich history winding back through thousands of years. The later Roman Empire and Byzantium hold a particular fascination for Gordon.He lists many authors amongst his influences, including: Simon Scarrow, David Gemmell, Sam Barone, Conn Iggulden, Bernard Cornwell, Ben Kane & Valerio Massimo Manfredi. Gordon also enjoys reading and writing sci-fi and black comedy.

Genres: Historical, Science Fiction

Series

Legionary
   0.5. Eagles in the Desert (2020)
   1. Legionary (2011)
   2. Viper of the North (2012)
   3. Land of the Sacred Fire (2013)
   4. The Scourge of Thracia (2015)
   5. Gods & Emperors (2015)
   6. Empire of Shades (2017)
   7. The Blood Road (2018)
   8. Dark Eagle (2020)

Strategos
   1. Born in the Borderlands (2011)
   2. Rise of the Golden Heart (2013)
   3. Island in the Storm (2014)

Empires of Bronze
   1. Son of Ishtar (2019)
   2. Dawn of War (2020)
   3. Thunder at Kadesh (2020)
   4. The Crimson Throne (2021)

Rise of Emperors (with Simon Turney)
   1. Sons of Rome (2020)
   2. Masters of Rome (2021)
   3. Gods of Rome (2021)

Collections

Forged in Fire (2017) (with Prue Batten and S J A Turney)

Series contributed to

Assassin's Creed
Assassin's Creed Odyssey (2018)

HWA Short Story Collection (with Nick Brown, Ruth Downie, Richard Foreman, Alison Morton, Anthony Riches, Antonia Senior, Peter Tonkin and L J Trafford)
1. Rubicon (2019)

Gordon Doherty recommends

Oath-Breaker (2016)
(Galdir, book 4)
Fredrik Nath
"An explosive tale of tribal honour and imperial might."

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