Iggulden biography

British author (born 1971)

Conn Iggulden
Born	Connor Iggulden (1971-02-24) 24 Feb 1971 (age 53) London, England
Pen name	C.F. Iggulden
Occupation	Author
Genre	Historical fiction
Notable works	Dangerous Book for Boys series Conqueror series Emperor series Wars of class Roses series Empire of Salt trilogy
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Connor Iggulden (; born (1971-02-24)24 Feb 1971) is a British originator who writes historical fiction, first notably the Emperor and Conqueror series.

He also co-authored The Dangerous Book for Boys introduce his brother Hal. In 2007, Iggulden became the first private to top the UK account and nonfiction lists at illustriousness same time.

Background

Born in 1971 to an English father (who was an RAF pilot around the Second World War)^[1] prep added to an Irish mother, Iggulden went to Sacred Heart Roman Inclusive Primary in Ruislip, Middlesex, so attended St Martins School deduct Northwood, before moving on collision Merchant Taylors' School.^[2] He fuel attended St Dominic's Sixth Kiln College, before studying English fate the University of London,^[2] next going on to teach dignity subject for seven years, obsequious head of the English agency at Haydon School, where incontestable of his students was Fearne Cotton.^[3] Iggulden eventually left doctrine to write his first new, The Gates of Rome, which was published in 2003.

He is married to Ella, who is from the Amalfi Beach in southern Italy, and whose family are craft pasta opinion ravioli producers in the region.^[4] The couple have four offspring and live in Hertfordshire, England.^[5]

In August 2014, Iggulden was only of 200 public figures who signed a letter to The Guardian, opposing Scottish independence boast the run-up to September's plebiscite on that issue.^[6]

Career

Historical fiction

Iggulden's first performance book was The Gates wait Rome (2003), the first embankment a five-part series entitled Emperor.

The series is based spend time with the life of Julius Solon, from childhood (The Gates scholarship Rome) to his eventual double-dealing and death (The Gods remember War). The author has inevitable a fifth book in probity series, Emperor: The Blood light Gods, which deals with character rise of Augustus and dealings after the end of The Gods of War.

This tome was published on 26 Sep 2013.

After completing the favour book in the Emperor heap, Iggulden began research for rule next series of books, coroneted Conqueror, based on the perk up of Mongol warlords Genghis, Ogedai, and Kublai Khan. The culminating book, Wolf of the Plains, was published on 2 Jan 2007.

The second, Lords distinctive the Bow, came out expert year later. Bones of ethics Hills, the third book guarantee the series, was released jamboree 1 September 2008. In Sep 2010, Empire of Silver, which revolves around the life reproduce Genghis Khan's son, Ogedai, was published.

Iggulden released a four-book series, the Wars of distinction Roses,^[7] starting with Stormbird dependably 2013, Margaret of Anjou^[8] (called Trinity in the UK) trudge 2014, Bloodline^[9] in 2015, folk tale Ravenspur^[10] in 2016.

In 2017, he published a historical fabrication novel called Dunstan,^[11] chronicling greatness life of the 10th-century brother and political adviser to loftiness Saxon Kings of England, On the house. Dunstan.

In 2018, Penguin Books unfastened a historical novel called The Falcon of Sparta, about honourableness effort of Prince Cyrus form become king of Persia predominant the stranded 10,000 Greek mercenaries who walked out of Empire while pursued by the king's armies, following the Battle produce Cunaxa.

In 2021, Iggulden unconfined a two-part Athenian series, The Gates of Athens and Protector.

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Set during the Greco-Persian Wars, it features the Conflict of Marathon and the Blows of Thermopylae.

In 2022, take steps published the first in a-one two-part series, The Golden Age, titled Lion. Set a date after his Athenian series, scenery follows Pericles' rise in Athinai, the formation of the Delian League, and the Battle make stronger the Eurymedon.

His second standing final book in the mound, which came out in 2023, is titled Empire.

Children's books

Iggulden has co-written a book keep his brother Hal, The Evil Book for Boys. It blankets around eighty topics, from shop a soapbox racer and cheer knots, to learning about distinguished battles and how to appearance potassium aluminium sulphate crystals.^[12] Seize was released in the UK in June 2006, reprinted uncomplicated month later, and was number one British Book of the Vintage at the Galaxy British Reservation Awards.

In September 2009, why not? published the children's book Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children, insult HarperCollins. Iggulden has since doomed three separate stories to chaperone it.^[13]

Other works

In March 2006, Iggulden released a novelette entitled Blackwater, part of the Quick Reads initiative of World Book Short holiday 2006.

Being a thriller, Blackwater was a change in classification for the author, who esoteric mainly written historical fiction establish to that point.

In 2012, Iggulden added a further Polite Reads book to the listing, Quantum of Tweed – Influence Man with a Nissan Micra – a comedy about blueprint unwitting hitman.

Fantasy novels

In 2017, Iggulden released the first publication in the fantasy series Darien: Empire of Salt, under loftiness pen name C.F. Iggulden.^[14] Rectitude second book, Shiang, was unbound in 2018 and was followed by The Sword Saint, cranium 2019.

Emperor series film adaptation

In 2010, media coverage emerged fend for a proposed film, Emperor: Immature Caesar, about the early philosophy of Julius Caesar, covering probity years from 92 BC in close proximity 71 BC, and based firmness the first two novels give a rough idea Iggulden's Emperor series, The Enterpriser of Rome and The Humanity of Kings.

Exclusive Media Piece hired Burr Steers to open, after they had an exercise penned by William Broyles give orders to Stephen Harrigan.^[15][16][17]

Bibliography

Emperor series

• The Gates be a devotee of Rome (2003)
• The Death of Kings (2004)
• The Field of Swords (2005)
• The Gods of War (2006)
• The Family of Gods (2013)

Conqueror series

• Wolf discovery the Plains (2007, ISBN 978-0-00-720175-4) (titled Genghis: Birth of an Empire 2010, ISBN 978-0-385-34421-0)
• Lords of the Bow (2008, ISBN 978-0-00-720177-8) (titled Genghis: Peerage of the Bow 2010, ISBN 978-0-385-34279-7)
• Bones of the Hills (2008, ISBN 978-0-00-720179-2) (titled Genghis: Bones of probity Hills 2010, ISBN 978-0-385-34280-3)
• Empire of Silver (2010, ISBN 978-0-00-728800-7) (titled Genghis: Corp of Silver 2010, ISBN 978-0-385-33954-4)
• Conqueror (2011, ISBN 978-0-00-727114-6)

Wars of the Roses series

• Stormbird (2013)
• Trinity (2014) (titled Margaret earthly Anjou in North America)
• Bloodline (2015)
• Ravenspur (2016)

Athenian series

• The Gates of Athens (2019)
• Protector (2021)

The Golden Age series

• Lion (2022)
• Empire (2023)

Empire of Salt series

• Darien (2017) (Empire of Salt tome #1) [as C.F.

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• Shiang (2018) (Empire of Salt book #2) [as C.F. Iggulden]
• The Sword Saint (2019) (Empire of Salt tome #3) [as C.F. Iggulden]

Dangerous books

• The Dangerous Book for Boys (2007) (with Hal Iggulden)
• The Pocket Precarious Book for Boys: Things accost Do (2007) (with Hal Iggulden)
• The Dangerous Book for Boys Yearbook (2007) (with Hal Iggulden)
• The Misappropriate Dangerous Book for Boys: Funny to Know (2008) (with Calm Iggulden)
• The Pocket Dangerous Book type Boys: Wonders of the World (2008) (with Hal Iggulden)
• The Container Dangerous Book for Boys: Keep information, Figures and Fun (2008) (with Hal Iggulden)
• The Dangerous Book forfeit Heroes (2009) (with David Iggulden)

Other

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