historical fiction

Simon has been interviewed by Futurebook’s Porter Anderson about the new Cato and Macro mobile game. In this fascinating and insightful piece, he discusses, among many other things, the challenges of getting young people into […]

In this note, Simon looks at the history that inspired Cato and Macro’s tenth adventure, The Legion… The Roman province of Egypt was one of the most vital assets of the empire. Rome had been […]

Simon has written an exlcusive piece for the Waterstones blog, in which he discusses Cato and Macro’s story so far and his inspiration for Brothers in Blood. “If Brothers in Blood serves any purpose besides […]

The wait is finally over: BROTHERS IN BLOOD is out now! The latest Cato and Macro adventure sees our heroes defending the Roman Empire’s conquest of Britannia from a threat from within… A messenger on […]

Everyone knows that Centurion Macro isn’t the most sensitive of souls. In fact, he’s at his happiest when he’s out on the battlefield giving his enemies a good kicking and then celebrating with a barrel […]

Excited for the new Cato and Macro adventure? Here’s something to whet your appetite even further, as we take an exclusive look at a scene from Brothers in Blood in which a very fired-up Macro […]

Simon explains some of the historical detail behind Cato and Macro book nine, THE GLADIATOR… This novel began life on a trip to Crete a few years back. Having exhausted the obvious list of ancient […]

In this interview, Simon discusses one of his previous Cato and Macro adventures: PRAETORIAN… How do you begin your research for each book? What discovery particularly surprised you in the course of your research for […]

The new Cato and Macro novel, BROTHERS IN BLOOD, is coming soon… Available in hardback and ebook from the 9th of October.

Here are Simon’s notes on the historical details behind THE BLOOD CROWS. Don’t worry, there are no spoilers, but if you really don’t want to find anything out before you read THE BLOOD CROWS then […]

Watch the action-packed trailer for the paperback edition of Cato and Macro’s 12th adventure, The Blood Crows…