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Alex Gough

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The United Kingdom

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http://www.romanfiction.com

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Historical Fiction, Thriller, Fantasy

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October 2013

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Avid reader of multiple genres, including thriller, sci-fi and fantasy, but particularly interested in historical fiction. Author of Roman historical fiction, and owner of the romanfiction.com blog.

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Average rating: 4.25 · 6,427 ratings · 332 reviews · 40 distinct works • Similar authors

	Emperor's Sword (Imperial Assassin #1) 4.17 avg rating — 1,333 ratings — 8 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
	Emperor's Knife (Imperial Assassin #2) 4.25 avg rating — 831 ratings — 8 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
	Emperor's Axe (Imperial Assassin #3) 4.24 avg rating — 650 ratings — 7 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
	Emperor's Spear (Imperial Assassin #4) 4.36 avg rating — 575 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Watchmen Of Rome (Carbo of Rome #1) 4.06 avg rating — 586 ratings — published 2014 — 9 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
	Bandits of Rome (Carbo of Rome #2) 4.32 avg rating — 474 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Emperor's Lion (Imperial Assassin #5) 4.45 avg rating — 382 ratings — 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
	Emperor's Fate (Imperial Assassin #6) 4.52 avg rating — 366 ratings — 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
	Caesar's Soldier (Mark Antony #1) 4.30 avg rating — 350 ratings — 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
	Killer of Rome (Carbo of Rome #3) 4.33 avg rating — 315 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

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Does it matter that Commodus was killed in the bath rather than in the arena, the story told in Gladiator (sorry for spoilers, but the film is rather old now)? Does it matter that according to Tacitus, Nero wasn’t in Rome while it burned, contrary to Peter Ustinov’s portrayal in Quo Vadis? Does it matter if Brutus was more likely to be Caesar’s illegitimate son than his childhood companion, as tol Read more of this blog post »

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Series by Alex Gough

Imperial Assassin (6 books)
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Carbo of Rome (4 books)
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Mark Antony (4 books)
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4.35 avg rating — 632 ratings

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Alex Gough liked Méli ☀︎'s review of Caesar's Avenger (The Mark Antony Series Book 3): "Thanks to Canelo for the review copy! Caesar's Avenger is the story of Antony (called Mark Antony on the cover but mercifully just Antony throughout the book) in the aftermath of the assassination of Caesar, up until late 40BC. This is actually the 3r" Read more of this review »
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ARC provided by author - all views are my own. This book reminds me why I started reading Roman historical adventures in the first place. I have less time than I used to to read Roman fiction, and because writing Roman fiction is my day job, it can f ...more
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Alex Gough made a comment on Rahul Chandra’s review of Caesar's General (Mark Antony #2) " Hi Rahul, glad you liked it. Book three, Caesar's Avenger is out in June, describing Mark Antony's struggles to stabilise the empire and gain vengeanc ...more "
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