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Ross King

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born
in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada
July 16, 1962

gender
male

genre
Historical Fiction, Nonfiction


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Ross King (born July 16, 1962) is a Canadian novelist and non-fiction writer. He began his career by writing two works of historical fiction in the 1990s, later turning to non-fiction, and has since written several critically acclaimed and best-selling historical works.

King was born in Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada and was raised in the nearby village of North Portal. He received his undergraduate university education at the University of Regina, where in 1984 he completed a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in English Literature. Continuing his studies at the University of Regina, he received a Master of Arts degree...more


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Brunelleschi's Dome: How a ...
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Michelangelo and the Pope's...
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The Judgment of Paris: The ...
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 3,021 ratings — published 2006 — 20 editions
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Ex-Libris
3.16 of 5 stars 3.16 avg rating — 690 ratings — published 1998 — 15 editions
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Leonardo and the Last Supper
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Machiavelli: Philosopher of...
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2007 — 13 editions
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Domino
2.95 of 5 stars 2.95 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1996 — 10 editions
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Defiant Spirits
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The Fantasia of Leonardo da...
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“And as I surveyed the clutter of his study I was pleased to see that he was a man after my own heart. All of his money appeared to have been spent on either books or shelves to hold them.”
― Ross King, Ex-Libris
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“The soft throb and glow roused in my breast by the gilt letters of four or five different languages winking at me from scores of handsomely tooled bindings—the sight of so much knowledge so beautifully presented—swiftly flamed out.”
― Ross King, Ex-Libris
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“There was nothing so dangerous to a king or an emperor as a book. Yes, a great library—a library as magnificent as this one—was a dangerous arsenal, one that kings and emperors feared more than the greatest army or magazine.”
― Ross King, Ex-Libris
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