Sophia McDougall (born 1979) is a British novelist, playwright, and poet.

Life and career

McDougall is best known internationally as the author of

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novels published by

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and based on the premise that the

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survived to contemporary times. She studied English at

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Books

Romanitas trilogy

*'' ''Romanitas'''' (2005), Orion Books - *'' Rome Burning'' (2007), Orion Books - *'' Savage City'' (2010), Orion Books -

Other novels

*''Mars Evacuees'' (2014), Egmont - *''Space Hostages'' (2017)

External links

Review of ''Romanitas''
1979 births Living people 21st-century English novelists English dramatists and playwrights British alternative history writers {{UK-playwright-stub