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A love of Ray Harryhausen films, especially 'Jason and The Argonauts' and 'Clash of The Titans', alongside Hollywood swords-and-sandals epics ignited Mark Knowles' early passion for ancient history. As a result, his parents were treated to driving many miles up and down the country - and beyond - looking for ruins. Their patience was rewarded when he secured a place at Downing College, Cambridge, where he read degrees in Classics and Management Studies. After a decade working as a front-line officer and supervisor within the Metropolitan Police Service, he became Head of Classics at a school in Harrogate. He is a big fan of experimental archaeology and rowed on the reconstructed Ancient Athenian trireme ‘Olympias’ during her last sea trials in Greece in 1994.
Genres: Historical, Mystery
Mark Knowles recommends
Clytemnestra's Bind (2023)
(House of Atreus, book 1)
Susan C Wilson
"Take a bow, Susan C Wilson. Brilliant, razor-sharp debut. One of the most evocative retellings I've had the privilege to read."
The Year of the Snake (2018)
(Calidus, book 1)
Maryanne Coleman and M J Trow
"When reading historical fiction, I want to be able to see the colours, the sounds and smells rush into place in my mind's eye. MJ Trow achieves this with interest. Believable characters, a suitably intricate plot and immediate immersion into the treacherous world of Rome at the end of the first imperial dynasty."
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