Michael Curtis Ford Michael Curtis Ford is forty-two years old and is a translator and novelist. He has bachelor's degrees from the University of Washington and a graduate degree from Princeton. He speaks several languages and is an avid reader of the classics. He and his wife educate their three children at home. Visit www.michaelcurtisford.com Read Rebecca's Interview with this author.

The Sword of Attila ISBN: 0312333609 · 2005 Thomas Dunne Books In an epic campaign that historians have called the most crucial in history, two great warriors match strength & tactics in a colossal struggle for the fate of the known world. Ultimate authority in the fragile Western Roman Empire rests on the shoulders of Count Flavius Aetius, Supreme General of the Legions. Facing him is Attila the Hun, a foe who has led his Asian hordes on a rampage of conquest & terror from the barren steppes of the north into the heart of the Roman Empire. Read a review of this book by D. H. BROWN, Sr. Staff Reviewer. Amazon.com Reviews of The Sword of Attila (New Window)

The Last King ISBN: 0312275390 · 2004 Thomas Dunne Books While the Goths or the Huns were foes of the mighty Roman Empire, the fiercest was a king on the shores of the distant Black Sea: Mithridates Eupator VI of Pontus, known to history as Mithridates the Great. For over 40 years, Rome seeks, with its greatest generals, to contain this legendary warrior. Time & again Mithdridates is defeated & Rome declares victory ... & then he comes roaring back with an even mightier army. The Last King tells who this man was & his kingdom, & why his story has become the stuff of myth & legend, & part of our collective psyche, from which many a fairytale stems. Read a review of this book by D. H. BROWN, Sr. Staff Reviewer. Amazon.com Reviews of The Last King (New Window)

Gods and Legions ISBN: 0312275382 - 2002 Thomas Dunne Fords second historical novel takes us from Greece to the middle days of the Roman Empire. Julian, a young scholar in Athens, is the last survivor of a bloody political purge that killed his entire family. Unexpectedly summoned to the court of the Emperor Constantius, he fears the worst-only to find himself bearing the ring of Caesar of the Western Empire. Tested by bloody battle & the skepticism of the Roman legions, Julian proves to be a military genius, crushing the German tribes that have threatened Rome for generations. Soon after, defying his own emperor against overwhelming odds, he risks civil war and ultimately seizes the Empire for himself, becoming the most powerful man in the world while still only thirty. Read a review of this book by D. H. BROWN, Sr. Staff Reviewer. Amazon.com Reviews of Gods And Legions (New Window)

The Ten Thousand ISBN: 0312269463 - 2001 Thomas Dunne A young philosopher-warrior Xenophon, scion of a noble Athenian family & follower of Socrates, risks all to follow the call of the young Persian prince Cyrus for an enormous mercenary army to wrest control of all Persia, the most powerful empire on earth. Along with his cousin Proxenus, the war-maddened Spartan general Clearchus, & prince Cyrus' native troops, Xenophon & ten thousand Greek mercenaries depart for the adventure of a lifetime, into the heart of Asia Minor. Read a review of this book by D. H. BROWN, Sr. Staff Reviewer Amazon.com Reviews of The Ten Thousand (New Window)

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