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S.J.A. Turney

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in Ripon, The United Kingdom

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Historical Fiction, Historical Fantasy, History

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Simon lives with his wife and children and a menagerie of animals in rural North Yorkshire, where he sits in an office, wired on coffee and digestive biscuits, and attempts to spin engrossing tales out of strands of imagination while his children drive toys across his desk and two dogs howl as they try to share a brain cell.

A born and bred Yorkshireman with a love of country, history and architecture, Simon spends most of his rare free time travelling around ancient sites, writing, researching the ancient world and reading voraciously.

Following an arcane and eclectic career path that wound through everything from sheep to Microsoft networks and from paint to car sales, Simon wrote Marius’ Mules and, with help and support, made a success of ...more

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	The Invasion of Gaul (Marius' Mules, #1) 4.14 avg rating — 1,594 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Daughter of War (Knights Templar #1) 4.08 avg rating — 1,171 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Game (Praetorian #1) 4.26 avg rating — 1,095 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Belgae (Marius' Mules, #2) 4.31 avg rating — 1,042 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gallia Invicta (Marius' Mules, #3) 4.36 avg rating — 945 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conspiracy of Eagles (Marius' Mules, #4) 4.40 avg rating — 831 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Revolt (Marius' Mules, #7) 4.57 avg rating — 794 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blood Feud (Wolves of Odin, #1) 4.27 avg rating — 796 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Price of Treason (Praetorian, #2) 4.32 avg rating — 786 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Caesar's Vow (Marius' Mules, #6) 4.50 avg rating — 740 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by S.J.A. Turney

Marius' Mules (14 books)
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S.J.A. Turney answered Michael's question: Is there a date for book 7? Any news about the audiobook for book 6? Thanks. Hi Michael. Sadly, deadlines and commitments to other publishers made it impossible to produce P7 last year. I am hoping to find the time this summer. The audio publisher who produced books 1-5 declined to continue the series, but I am on the cusp of See Full Answer
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S.J.A. Turney answered Armando R.'s question: Hi, love your work. When can we expect Book 7 of the Praetorian series? Sadly, due to deadlines with other publishers, Praetorian had to be shelves for a year or so. I'm very much hoping that scheduling will allow for P7 to hit the shelves late in 2023 :-)
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“As his father spun in irritation, Rufinus ducked back out of sight. The old man probably wouldn’t recognise him anyway – might not even have recognised him without the disguise, frankly – but he couldn’t risk it. In fact, he was unlikely to learn anything of value here, and there was nothing he could do. His father was already clutching at Cleander’s tunic hem, desperate for a scrap of power, and yet somehow, having found the old man,”
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“the very best plans were made like an onion, with layer upon layer protecting the heart.”
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“The young frumentarius watched carefully,”
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