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Neil Laird

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Historical Fiction, Gay and Lesbian, Fantasy

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Neil Laird is an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker and novelist whose career has taken him to more than seventy countries, producing archaeology, science, and history documentaries for National Geographic, Discovery, PBS, the BBC, and other international broadcasters.

After thirty years telling other people's history on television, he wanted to start sharing the stories he wished he'd been able to all along. Inspired by the places he visited and the forgotten lives he uncovered while making documentaries, he created the Prime Time Travelers series—time-travel adventures that blend archaeology, mythology, humor, and LGBTQ+ characters.

Neil lives in Brooklyn, New York, where he's usually planning his next journey into the ancient world. ...more

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Average rating: 4.36 · 61 ratings · 38 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	Prime Time Travelers (Jared Plummer vs. the Ancient World, #1) 4.16 avg rating — 37 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
	Prime Time Pompeii (Jared Plummer vs. the Ancient World, #2) 4.46 avg rating — 13 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
	Prime Time Troy: A Comedy and Tragedy of the Trojan War 4.91 avg rating — 11 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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Dead Egyptians was an absolute joy to read. It’s genuinely original, blending a queer love story with a richly detailed sense of both pharaonic Egypt and turn-of-the-20th-century Cairo. What really makes it work is how easily it moves between the his ...more
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