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Tundra author Jack Mitchell was born in New Brunswick and grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. At the age of fourteen, his admiration for J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings prompted him to take Latin in high school. He has been interested in Roman history ever since. He studied Classics at McGill University and holds a Ph.D. in Classics from Stanford University, where he wrote his first novel, The Roman Conspiracy. Jack Mitchell lives in Toronto, Ontario.  

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book cover The Ancient Ocean Blues
Written by Jack Mitchell

Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Historical - Ancient Civilizations; Juvenile Fiction - Historical | 978-0-88776-832-3 (0-88776-832-6) | October 2008 | 11.99

Anyone who thinks ancient history is dry will think again after dipping into these ocean blues. Here, political corruption, intrigue, high-seas adventure, romance, and comedy are all presented in abundance by the likable Marcus Oppius Sabinus, a teenager with a very contemporary attitude. Marcus is unwittingly involved by his cousin in... [read more]

book cover The Ancient Ocean Blues
Written by Jack Mitchell

eBook | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction | 978-1-77049-069-7 (1-77049-069-8) | January 2010 | 9.99

Anyone who thinks ancient history is dry will think again after dipping into these ocean blues. Here, political corruption, intrigue, high-seas adventure, romance, and comedy are all presented in abundance by the likable Marcus Oppius Sabinus, a teenager with a very contemporary attitude. Marcus is unwittingly involved by his cousin in... [read more]

book cover The Roman Conspiracy
Written by Jack Mitchell

Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Historical - Ancient Civilizations; Juvenile Fiction - Historical | 978-0-88776-713-5 (0-88776-713-3) | October 2005 | 12.99

Young Aulus Spurinna’s homeland, Etruria, has fallen prey to a rebel league of soldiers lead by Manlius, an experienced and dangerous Roman warrior. When his uncle dies under a cloud of mystery, Spurinna must take his uncle’s place as the landowner of all Etruria. In order to save his homeland from... [read more]

book cover The Roman Conspiracy
Written by Jack Mitchell

eBook | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Historical - Ancient Civilizations; Juvenile Fiction - Historical | 978-1-77049-070-3 (1-77049-070-1) | July 2009 | 9.99

Young Aulus Spurinna’s homeland, Etruria, has fallen prey to a rebel league of soldiers lead by Manlius, an experienced and dangerous Roman warrior. When his uncle dies under a cloud of mystery, Spurinna must take his uncle’s place as the landowner of all Etruria. In order to save his homeland from... [read more]

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