Conn Iggulden
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| Conn Iggulden | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 |
| Occupation | Historical Fiction Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Writing period | 2003-present |
| Genres | Historical fiction |
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Conn Iggulden is a British author, who mainly writes historical fiction.
Iggulden was born in 1971. He attended St.Martins School in Northwood before moving on to Merchant Taylors' School. He studied English at the University of London, and went on to teach the subject for seven years - becoming head of the English department at St Gregory's Roman Catholic School in London. He eventually left teaching to write his first novel, The Gates of Rome. He is married with three children and lives in Hertfordshire, England.
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[edit] Works
[edit] Historical fiction
Iggulden's debut book was the The Gates of Rome, the first in a four-part series entitled Emperor. The series is very loosely based around the life of Julius Caesar, from childhood (The Gates of Rome) to his eventual betrayal and death (The Gods of War). Iggulden freely comments about his sacrifice of accuracy for narrative integrity at the end of each book. The film option has been sold to Spitfire Productions (an Intermedia company).
The author has indicated that in the future he may write a fifth book that deals with the events after the end of The Gods of War. He mentions the possibility in the "Historical note" of the fourth book.
After completing the Emperor series, Iggulden began research for his next series of books, the Conqueror series, based on the life of Mongol warlords Genghis and Kublai Khan. His first book was available from 2007. Bones of the Hills , the third in the series, was released on 1 September 2008. Iggulden has confirmed on his official website that he will be writing 3 more books on Kublai Khan and then one more Emperor book.
[edit] Childrens books
Iggulden co-wrote a book with his brother Hal, The Dangerous Book for Boys. It covers around eighty topics, from building a soapbox racer and tying knots, to learning about famous battles and how to make potassium aluminium sulphate crystals[1]. It was released in the UK in June 2006 and reprinted a month later, selling over 500,000 copies in the United Kingdom.
On 28 March 2007, The Dangerous Book for Boys was voted Book of the Year at the Galaxy British Book Awards.
[edit] Other works
In March 2006, Iggulden released a novelette entitled Blackwater, part of the Quick Reads initiative of World Book Day 2006. Being a thriller, Blackwater is a change in genre for Iggulden who has mainly written historical fiction.
[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Emperor series
- The Gates of Rome (2003)
- The Death of Kings (2004)
- The Field of Swords (2005)
- The Gods of War (2006)
[edit] Conqueror series
- Wolf of the Plains (titled Genghis: Birth of an Empire in North America) (2007)
- Lords of the Bow (titled Genghis: Lords of the Bow in North America) (2008)
- Bones of the Hills (titled Genghis: Bones of the Hills in North America) (2008)
[edit] Dangerous books
- The Dangerous Book for Boys (2007) (with Hal Iggulden)
- The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Things to Do (2007) (with Hal Iggulden)
- The Dangerous Book for Boys Yearbook (2007) (with Hal Iggulden)
- The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Things to Know (2008) (with Hal Iggulden)
- The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Wonders of the World (2008) (with Hal Iggulden)
- The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Facts, Figures and Fun (2008) (with Hal Iggulden)
- The Dangerous Book of Heroes (2009) (with David Iggulden)
[edit] Other
- Blackwater (2006)
- Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children (6 October 2009)
