Simon Turney

Simon Turney is an English historical novelist with releases centered around Antiquity and Roman Times, the Knights Templar, and the early Ottoman Empire, writing often under the pseudonym SJA Turney.

Biography

Turney worked in a variety of fields before returning to university to complete an honours degree in classical history through the Open University In his spare time, he wrote the first Marius' Mules novel, a tale based upon the Gallic Wars of Julius Caesar, and with it enjoyed initial self-published success before moving into mainstream releases. A former re-enactor with the Deva Victrix Roman group in Chester, Turney is also a Roman historian and public speaker on the classical world, with a biography of the general Gnaeus Julius Agricola due for release in 2021. Now, with in excess of 40 novels, Turney is a prolific author, spanning such genres as historical fantasy, historical mysteries and historical biography, as well as releasing novels both independently and through publishers like Canelo and Orion Publishing Group. He writes full-time and is represented by MMB Literary Agency. He lives with his wife, children, rabbits and dog in rural North Yorkshire.

A short story, Prelude to War, set in 53-52 BCE, was also released in 2014.