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Nathan D. Maki

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I live in Prescott, Ontario, with my beautiful wife Rachel, my rambunctious son Xander, and our two fun-loving but very lazy pugs Pandora and Portia. I graduated with Highest Honors from Ottawa's Carleton University with a double major in Journalism and History. Writing has always been one of my passions and I write in my sparse spare time when not doing pastoral work or managing and operating my own business. I like to say I pastor a church to touch souls, write books to touch hearts, and mow lawns, well, to keep food on the table.

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Mining Historical Gems

One of the greatest joys of writing historical fiction is those moments during the research process when you stumble upon some detail, some event, some facet of the historical truth which is, in fact, stranger than fiction. These discoveries often fit perfectly, or with small changes allowed by artistic license, with the flow of your novel. Other times these nuggets will be so dramatic and grippin Read more of this blog post »
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Published on March 23, 2013 07:28 Tags: coliseum, commodus, gladiators, historical-fiction, history, rome, secret-tunnel
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The Keeper's Crown

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A War Within: The Gladiator

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A War Within: The Healer

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A War Within: The Legionnaire

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