Gordon Doherty is a Scottish historical novelist whose works centre mainly on

Classical Antiquity Classical antiquity (also the classical era, classical period or classical age) is the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD centred on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ...

Biography

Graduating from university with a degree in Physics, Gordon pursued a career in the science and technology sector. In his spare time, he studied history voraciously, and began working on his first ''Legionary'' novel - set in the late Roman Empire on the cusp of the Great Migration that would see many tribes including the Huns arrive at the empire's doorstep. Launched in 2011 during the self-publishing boom, ''Legionary'' proved to be a great success, and a launch pad for Gordon's writing career. He has gone on to write over twenty further novels, set in the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediter ...

, Byzantium, Classical Greece and the

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...

. These have been released both independently and through publishers like Penguin and Head of Zeus. Gordon now writes full-time and is represented by Watson, Little Ltd Literary Agency. He lives with his wife and cats near the ruins of the Antonine Wall.

Bibliography

Series

Legionary

*''Eagles in the Desert'' (2020) #''Legionary'' (2011) #''Viper of the North'' (2012) #''Land of the Sacred Fire'' (2013) #''The Scourge of Thracia'' (2015) #''Gods & Emperors'' (2015) #''Empire of Shades'' (2017) #''The Blood Road'' (2018) #''Dark Eagle'' (2020) #''The Emperor's Shield'' (2023)

Strategos

#''Born in the Borderlands'' (2011) #''Rise of the Golden Heart'' (2013) #''Island in the Storm'' (2014)

Empires of Bronze

#''Son of Ishtar'' (2019) #''Dawn of War'' (2020) #''Thunder at Kadesh'' (2020) #''The Crimson Throne'' (2021) #''The Shadow of Troy'' (2021) #''The Dark Earth'' (2022)

Rise of Emperors

(with Simon Turney) #''Sons of Rome'' (2020) #''Masters of Rome'' (2021) #''Gods of Rome'' (2021)

Series contributed to

Assassin's Creed

* ''

Assassin's Creed Odyssey ''Assassin's Creed Odyssey'' is a 2018 action role-playing video game developed by Ubisoft Quebec and published by Ubisoft. It is the eleventh major installment in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series and the successor to 2017's ''Assassin's Creed ...

'' (2018)

HWA Short Story Collection

* ''Rubicon'' (2019) (with Nick Brown, Ruth Downie, Richard Foreman, Alison Morton, Anthony Riches, Antonia Senior, Peter Tonkin and L J Trafford)

References

External links

Author's official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Doherty, Gordon Living people Scottish historical novelists 21st-century Scottish novelists Writers of historical fiction set in antiquity Scottish male novelists 1978 births