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Simon B. Jones

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I was born in 1978 in Horsham, Sussex, UK. I have a degree in Genetics from Cardiff University. Following graduation I moved to Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire and spent ten years working for the Forensic Science Service.
I have always enjoyed writing for my own pleasure and for the amusement of friends and family and have also always had a great love of history. In 2007 I decided to combine the two and began writing my first book 'The Battles are the Best Bits'. Having recently published my first book I am now looking for a new writing challenge and have started work on my novel 'Fall of Empires'.
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Simon B. Jones I am currently working on the sequel to Fall of Empires which takes place during the pivotal years of the Arab Conquests. There are some fantastic bat…moreI am currently working on the sequel to Fall of Empires which takes place during the pivotal years of the Arab Conquests. There are some fantastic battles to write about and also a lot of intrigue and skulduggery.(less)
Simon B. Jones I realised that current historical fiction seems to be fixated on certain periods to the exclusion of others. There is a vast amount of fiction set du…moreI realised that current historical fiction seems to be fixated on certain periods to the exclusion of others. There is a vast amount of fiction set during the Roman Empire and the Crusades but very little set during the centuries in between. I thought that the Seventh Century was crying out for a historical fiction novel to be written about it, so I wrote one!(less)
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The Battles are the Best Bits

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Fall of Empires

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This month the wife and I are off to India for a jolly adventure which will, we hope, include the tremendous privilege of seeing a tiger in the wild. It is something which features high on my bucket list and something which, given the state of the world, we felt was better done sooner than later. That India still has an albeit dwindling population of wild tigers at all is thanks to the efforts of Read more of this blog post »
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