Dominic Sandbrook has been passionate about history ever since he
read the Ladybird children's books. As a historian, he has written
eight books for adults. He has also presented several BBC
television series, covering topics such as time travel, alien
invasions, the James Bond films and the Harry Potter stories. His
favourite book is The Lord of the Rings. His favourite football
team is Wolverhampton Wanderers.
He lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and son, Arthur. It was
Arthur who came up with the idea for Adventures in Time, after a
family trip to the Imperial War Museum. He now serves as the books'
chief battle consultant.
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Fiction is seldom as thrilling as the real life adventures played
out in Dominic Sandbrook's superb Adventures in Time stories ... In
Cleopatra, we follow Egypt's most famous queen through a roller
coaster of military battles and doomed love affairs.
*The Oldie*
Few plots can rival the real-life dramas played out in the superb
Adventures in Time series by the historian Dominic Sandbrook, one
of the most exciting new voices in children's non-fiction.
*Daily Telegraph*
History and fiction meld in a spectacular new series retelling
thrilling tales from past eras, all with the benefit of the latest
research.
*Financial Times*
A must-read for fans of Ancient Egypt and the Romans. This book is
well-researched, detailed, nicely paced, and engaging...
Sandbrook's Cleopatra is a well-rounded, inspirational figure with
strengths, flaws, and true-to-life motivations - this book is a
well-deserved fist-bump to this heroic female.
*Imagining History*
The latest book in Dominic Sandbrook's fastpaced, gripping and well
researched Adventures In Time series tells the tumultuous story of
the legendary Egyptian queen.
*Daily Express*
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