Conn Iggulden

Conn Iggulden is a British based history fictional author born in 1971. His mother is Irish and was a key figure in building Conn’s interest in history. His father loved poetry and storytelling and also fought in the Second World War, wherein he flew in Bomber Command. Conn probably credits his grandfather who was a Seannachie, for his indepth knowledge of history.

Conn Iggulden initially studied at St.Martins School in Northwood before he moved to the Merchant Taylors' School. Conn Iggulden studied English at the London University after which he began teaching the language. He taught for seven years before becoming the head of the English department at St Gregory's Roman Catholic School in London. Conn eventually gave up teaching and wrote his first novel ‘The Gates of Rome’ in 2003. His first novel is the first part of a four-part series entitled ‘Emperor’, which revolves around the life of Julius Caesar. The four part series looks into Julius Caesar’s childhood and concludes at the time of his betrayal and death. The other books in the four-part series include ‘The Death of Kings’ released 2004, ‘The Field of Swords’ released 2004, and ‘The Gods of War’ released 2005. After the completion of the ‘Emperor Series’, Conn Iggulden began work on his latest series titled ‘Conqueror Series.’ This series revolve around the lives of Mongol warlords Genghis and Kublai Khan. The first novel in this series titled ‘Wolf of the Plains’ was unveiled in January, 2007. The second novel in the series titled ‘Lords of the Bow’ is forthcoming.

Conn Iggulden’s writing style is influenced by many renowned historical novelists like Patrick O'Brian, David Gemmell, Bernard Cornwell, George MacDonald Fraser, Wilbur Smith and C. S. Forester. His co-written book titled ‘The Dangerous Book for Boys’ won the award for ‘Book of the Year’ at the Galaxy British Book Awards in 2007.