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Bruce Macbain

Bruce Macbain

31st March 2015 by Bruce Macbain

From boyhood, Bruce Macbain spent his days in reading history and historical fiction. The Greeks and Romans have held a special fascination for him and this led to earning a master’s degree in Classical Studies and a doctorate in Ancient History. Along the way, he also taught English as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Borneo. Later, he taught courses in Greek and Roman civilization at Vanderbilt University and Boston University, and published a few dense scholarly monographs, read by very few.  Recently, he has turned to writing fiction, a much more congenial pursuit. He has published two historical mysteries set in ancient Rome, Roman Games and its sequel, The Bull Slayer. Now, he has turned his attention to his other favorite folk, the Vikings. Odin’s Child is the first novel of a trilogy, Odd Tangle-Hair’s Saga, which follows our hero—a wanderer, poet and warrior—from his tiny Iceland farm to the Great Palace in Constantinople. Volume two: The Ice Queen, will be published in November, 2015.

Bruce spends his spare time in the kitchen, cooking spicy food.

Published works:

Roman Games: A Plinius Secundus Mystery

Roman Games: A Plinius Secundus Mystery

Odin’s Child: Book One of Odd Tangle-Hair’s Saga

Odin’s Child: Book One of Odd Tangle-Hair’s Saga

The Bull Slayer: A Plinius Secundus Mystery

The Bull Slayer: A Plinius Secundus Mystery

The Ice Queen: Book Two of Odd Tangle-Hair’s Saga

The Ice Queen: Book Two of Odd Tangle-Hair’s Saga

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