Colin Falconer

Colin Falconer is a British-born Australian author of historical adventure fiction and thrillers. Born and raised in London, he began his career as an advertising copywriter before working as a journalist, magazine columnist and scriptwriter for radio and television. He became a full-time novelist at the age of thirty-five and has travelled extensively to research the landscapes and cultures featured in his books. He now lives in Australia with his wife.

Falconer’s historical novels range widely across periods and continents. When We Were Gods reimagines the life of Cleopatra, The Sultan’s Harem explores the court of Süleyman the Magnificent, and Feathered Serpent, also published as Aztec, centres on Malinche and the Spanish conquest of Mexico. Other works include Silk Road, Stigmata, Colossus and East India. His fiction combines political intrigue, romance and fast-moving adventure with settings that include ancient Egypt, medieval Europe, the Ottoman Empire, colonial India and the wider Asian world.

Periods and events

Roman–Parthian Wars Late Roman Republic World War I Interwar Period World War II American History East India Company Ascendancy Mughal India and British Raj Georgian Empire and Atlantic World Arab–Israeli Conflict Hundred Years’ War Reconquista Renaissance & Early Modern Europe Wars of Alexander the Great

Series

Series by Colin Falconer (1 series)

Epic Historical Adventure in Order

by Colin Falconer 15 books 4.3

Epic Historical Adventure is Colin Falconer's publisher-defined collection of stand-alone historical thrillers rather than a continuous narrative sequence. The novels range from Alexander the Great, Cleopatra and the Mongol Empire to the Ottoman court, the conquest of Mexico, colonial India, shipwreck and twentieth-century Palestine. Most volumes can be…