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Alex’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Alex’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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Alex Gough
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October 2013
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Accuracy in historical fiction
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
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Alex’s Recent Updates
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"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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Feb 13, 2025 02:17AM
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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
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"I didn't know much about Mark Antony before starting this but now I'm wondering how I didn't know anything but his involvement with Cleopatra. So much more to this man. I'm impatiently waiting for book 2 now. Thankfully it's due out soon"
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Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Ancient & Medieva...: Roman Empire to 476AD | 1536 | 1123 | Sep 04, 2025 04:03AM |
Ancient & Medieval Historical Fiction
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The focus of this group is historical fiction set in Ancient and Medieval eras(with some post Medieval), in any geographical location. Preference is g ...more
Historical Fiction
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This is a group for all lovers of Historical Fiction and History to share the wonderful books they've read and to discover new books set in the past. ...more
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Information about eras past in different parts of the world. Help for readers who may feel lost in an unfamiliar historical setting, may not understan ...more
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Welcome to Historical Fictionistas! We want to experience all different kinds of HF with all different kinds of people. The more diverse, the better. ...more
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For authors, a place to list and promote your Kindle Countdown Deal titles. For readers, a place to scoop up timely Kindle deals!
Indie and Self-Pub Book Corner
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Why should major publishing houses determine everything we read? There are a lot of great stories out there, just waiting for readers to find them! Wr ...more
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I had trouble locating a group dedicated solely to those of us who love writing historical fiction (but if you love reading historical fiction, you're ...more
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In this group authors are invited to discuss methods and ethical ways to market books and build personal brands. There are new developments which I wo ...more
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Officially 15k Members Strong & Climbing!! Building and supporting a community of self-published authors dedicated to both sharing experiences and le ...more
The Cool Kids' Fantasy Club
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A group to chat about SFF books. Authors and readers welcome. I might post about my books and the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off too. I plan on maki ...more
