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I was born in Scotland, but have lived in Burton upon Trent, England for almost all of my life. I am married to Lynne and have a son, Mark. My father’s family originally came from Cornwall where they were Tin Miners, but moved to North Leicestershire in the 1840s to mine coal. My mother was Scottish and met my dad during the second world war.

I’ve always had a passion for writing and started to write my first novel when I was 17 years old, but never got around to finishing it. Later in life, whilst working full time, I started writing again in my spare time.

I’d always been interested in the Romans and the late fourth century period of their rule in Britain and how it affected the native tribes. Living in the West Midlands the British tribe ...more

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Average rating: 4.22 · 201 ratings · 52 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Divided Empire (Flavius Vitulasius #1) 4.09 avg rating — 105 ratings — 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
	Dark Betrayal (Flavius Vitulasius #2) 4.41 avg rating — 46 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
	DIVIDED EMPIRE two brutal and gripping historical epics set in Roman Britain 4.20 avg rating — 40 ratings	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 Sol 3 Agenda 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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 Wolves of Erin: Divided Empire Trilogy 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	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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After finishing my first sci-fi novel 'The Sol 3' Agenda, back in 2020 at the beginning of what was to become the Covid-19 Pandemic, I started to write the final book in the Divided Empire Trilogy, 'The Wolves of Erin'. I'd made a really good start on it and had written around 44,000 words when the Delta variant of Covid-19 hit the UK.
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May 01, 2025 03:33PM

Thank you so much, Brian.
The review you left on A Gathering of Sentinels is much appreciated, and I'm pleased that you enjoyed the book..
I am looking forward to your next release, The Wolves of Erin.
Take care and good writing.

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Jill wrote: "Great to meet you, Brian, and thank you for your friendship here on GRs."

Thank you for your friendship on goodreads too

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