Bruce MacBain

Bruce MacBain was born long, long ago in Chicago, Illinois, the only child of a chorus girl and a public relations man a fact which had surprisingly little effect on his future calling. As a child, he had an overactive imagination, squandering whole days (when other boys were at the playground working on their jump shot) reading science fiction and history. Greek and Roman history held a special fascination for him. He still holds the world's record for number of times seeing Quo Vadis: seven. This led, inevitably it would seem, to acquiring a masters degree in Classical Studies and a doctorate in Ancient History. As an assistant professor of Classics, he taught courses in Late Antiquity and came late to fiction writing.