John Maddox Roberts

John Maddox Roberts

John Maddox Roberts is an author who has written many science fiction and fantasy novels, including his successful historical fiction, such as the SPQR series and Hannibal's Children. He published his first book in 1977, The Strayed Sheep of Charum. In 1989, Roberts published his first mystery The King's Gambit, set in ancient Rome. The book was nominated for the Edgar Award as best mystery of year. . The King's Gambit is the first in Maddox's SPQR series of mysteries. He has lived in various places in the United States as well as in Scotland, England and Mexico. He was in the US Army...
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Birthdate:June 25, 1947
Birthplace:Ohio
Age:64

Honors and Awards

YearAwardWork
1991 Nominated - Edgar Award for Best Paperback Original SPQR I: The King's Gambit
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Written works by John Maddox Roberts

  • Hannibal's Children
    Hannibal's Children
  • The Seven Hills
    The Seven Hills
  • Sturmland- Saga 01. Der Insulaner.
    Sturmland- Saga 01. Der Insulaner.
  • The seven hills
    The seven hills
  • Les fantômes de Saïgon
    Les fantômes de Saïgon
TitlePublishedGenre
Hannibal's Children 2002 Alternate history
The Seven Hills Alternate history
Sturmland- Saga 01. Der Insulaner.
The seven hills Speculative fiction
Les fantômes de Saïgon
Der Fluch des Volkstribun. SPQR. Ein Krimi aus dem alten Rom.
Conan The Bold Fiction
SPQR I. Sonderausgabe. Ein Krimi aus dem alten Rom.
Saturnalia Fiction
Der Musentempel / Tödliche Saturnalien. Zwei SPQR- Romane in einem Band.
Conan le valeureux
Im Namen Caesars. SPQR. Ein Krimi aus dem alten Rom.
The Legacy of Prometheus Fiction
Conan and the Manhunters Fiction
Die Schiffe der Kleopatra. Ein Krimi aus dem alten Rom.
The King's Gambit
SPQR IX Fiction
Crime à Tarsis
SPQR X Fiction
SPQR VII: The Tribune's curse
SPQR III
Die Rache der Flußgötter. Ein Krimi aus dem alten Rom.
Tod eines Centurio. SPQR. Ein Krimi aus dem alten Rom.
Conan and the Amazon Fiction
The Catiline Conspiracy Fiction
SPQR VI
Conan The Marauder Fantasy
Der Frevel des Clodius. SPQR. Ein Krimi aus dem alten Rom.
SPQR XI Fiction
Die Catilina- Verschwörung. SPQR. Ein Krimi aus dem alten Rom.
Murder in Tarsis Fiction
SPQR IV: The Temple of the Muses Fiction
Mord am Vesuv. Ein Krimi aus dem alten Rom. ( SPQR).
The River God's Vengeance Speculative fiction
Conan The Rogue Fiction
SPQR XII
The Enigma Variations Speculative fiction
Delta Pavonis Speculative fiction
Between the Stars Speculative fiction
The Island Worlds Speculative fiction
Queens of Land and Sea Speculative fiction
The Poisoned Lands Speculative fiction
Spacer: Window of the Mind Speculative fiction
Space Angel Speculative fiction
The Sword, the Jewel, and the Mirror Speculative fiction
Cloak of Illusion Speculative fiction
The Cingulum Speculative fiction
The Sacrilege Speculative fiction
Cestus Dei Speculative fiction
typical American town
ghosts of Saigon
The Princess and the Pirates
SPQR VIII
King of the wood
SPQR II
strayed sheep of Charun
SPQR V
Desperate highways
The Islander
Act of God
A Point of Law
A Point of Law Novel
SPQR I: The King's Gambit Fiction
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    Which works have been published by writer, John Maddox Roberts?
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    Popular titles include:
    - Hannibal's Children
    - Sturmland- Saga 01. Der Insulaner.
    - The seven hills
    - Les fantômes de Saïgon
    - Der Fluch des Volkstribun. SPQR. Ein Krimi aus dem alten Rom.
    - Conan The Bold
    - SPQR I. Sonderausgabe. Ein Krimi aus dem alten Rom.
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