# Christian Cameron > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christian_Cameron > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Christian_Cameron.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Cameron > Source revision: 1333051002 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Christian Gordon Cameron** (born August 16, 1962), also known as **Miles Cameron** and **Gordon Kent** (used for those novels written with his father, author Kenneth Cameron), is a Canadian [novelist](/source/Author). He was educated and trained as both a [historian](/source/Historian) and a former career officer in the [US Navy](/source/US_Navy). His best-known work is the [historical fiction](/source/Historical_fiction) series *Tyrant*,[1] which by 2009 had sold over 100,000 copies. ## Biography Cameron was born in the US, in [Pittsburgh](/source/Pittsburgh), Pennsylvania, in 1962, and grew up in [Rochester](/source/Rochester,_New_York), New York, and [Iowa City](/source/Iowa_City), Iowa, as well as [Rockport, Massachusetts](/source/Rockport,_Massachusetts). He attended high school at McQuaid Jesuit High School in Rochester, and got an honors BA in Medieval History at the [University of Rochester](/source/University_of_Rochester). After University, Cameron joined the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy) as an ensign, serving in [VS-31](/source/VS-31) as an air intelligence officer and gaining his air observer wings before going to spend the rest of his military career as a [human intelligence](/source/Human_intelligence_(intelligence_gathering)) officer, first with [NCIS](/source/Naval_Criminal_Investigative_Service) and later with the [DHS](/source/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security) in Washington, DC. Cameron left the US military in 2000 as a lieutenant commander. Christian and Kenneth Cameron proposed their first novel while Christian was still in the Navy. It was published in 1998 as *Night Trap* in the UK and *Rules of Engagement* in the United States. In 2002, Cameron wrote his first solo novel, *Washington and Caesar*, which was published by HarperCollins in the UK and Random House in the US. Also in 2002, Cameron moved to Canada and married his wife, Sarah. They have one child. ## Fictional works ### *Alan Craik* series, written with Kenneth Cameron The *Alan Craik* series of espionage thrillers was conceived by the Camerons on a camping trip in the [Adirondacks](/source/Adirondacks) in 1994-1995, and the events of the first book are very loosely based on the activities of [John Anthony Walker](/source/John_Anthony_Walker) and his son, father and son spies working for the [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union) against the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy). The Camerons envisioned the books as a modern-day [Hornblower](/source/Horatio_Hornblower) series, depicting the life of a modern naval officer from his earliest career until his retirement. Over the course of eight novels, Alan Craik changes from a patriotic, enthusiastic and driven young man to a cynical and ambitious middle-aged man who resigns as a Captain to protest the use of intelligence to justify bad political decisions. ### *Tyrant* series The *Tyrant* series was born in the classrooms of the Classics Department of the University of Toronto, where Cameron decided to write a series of historical novels in 2003. From 2003 to the present, Cameron has written six Tyrant novels: *Tyrant* (2008),[2] *Storm of Arrows* (2009), *Funeral Games* (2010), *King of the Bosporus* (2011), *Destroyer of Cities* (2013), and *Force of Kings* (2014). The Tyrant series is set in the time of [Alexander the Great](/source/Alexander_the_Great) and concerns the history of the [Euxine](/source/Euxine) area and the inter-relationships between the [Greeks](/source/Greeks) and [Scythians](/source/Scythians). Cameron also produced a single-volume fictional biography of Alexander entitled *God of War* which ties into the Tyrant series. *God of War* was published in 2012. ### *Long War* series The *Long War* series is Cameron's second historical series, also published by Orion in the UK. Cameron's series covers the [Persian Wars](/source/Persian_Wars) from the first-person point of view of a historical figure, [Arimnestos](/source/Arimnestos) of [Plataea](/source/Plataea). The first book, *Killer of Men* (published in 2010), is named after Achilles, the man-killer of the [Iliad](/source/Iliad), and covers in first person the early life of Arimnestos and his participation in the [Ionian Revolt](/source/Ionian_Revolt). The next installment of the series is *Marathon* (published in 2011), which culminates in the titular [battle](/source/Battle_of_Marathon). *Poseidon's Spear* (2013) covers the five years after Marathon and is a more personal tale of adventure, exploration, and revenge across the western Mediterranean and [Atlantic Europe](/source/Atlantic_Europe). *The Great King* (2014) has Arimnestos partake in [Sparta's](/source/Sparta) diplomatic mission to Persia and ends with the [Battle of Artemisium](/source/Battle_of_Artemisium). *Salamis* (2015) covers the titular [battle](/source/Battle_of_Salamis) and *The Rage of Ares* (2016) ends the series with the battles of [Plataea](/source/Battle_of_Plataea) and [Mycale](/source/Battle_of_Mycale). In addition to the battles, the series also features aspects of life in ancient Greece, such as [smithery](/source/Metalsmith), [farming](/source/Agriculture_in_ancient_Greece), and [sailing](/source/Ancient_maritime_history), and historical figures such as [Heraclitus](/source/Heraclitus), [Aristides](/source/Aristides), [Gorgo](/source/Gorgo,_Queen_of_Sparta), and [Xerxes](/source/Xerxes_I). ### *Chivalry* series The *Chivalry* series is Cameron's third historical series, also published by Orion (May 2013). Based loosely around the exploits of Sir William Gold, one of [Sir John Hawkwood](/source/Sir_John_Hawkwood)'s lieutenants in Italy, this series begins with Gold's life as a goldsmith's apprentice in London just after the great plague of 1347 and will continue through the [Battle of Poitiers](/source/Battle_of_Poitiers) and the [Savoyard Crusade](/source/Savoyard_Crusade), as well as the [Peasants' Revolt](/source/Peasants'_Revolt) of 1381, right through to the [Battle of Agincourt](/source/Battle_of_Agincourt) in 1415, covering the history of the period—military, chivalric, and literary—in England, France, Italy, and Greece and roughly in parallel with the career of Chaucer's knight. [Geoffrey Chaucer](/source/Geoffrey_Chaucer) is a major character, along with [John Hawkwood](/source/John_Hawkwood) and [Jean Le Maingre](/source/Jean_Le_Maingre). ### *Traitor Son Cycle* Originally planned as a trilogy, and extended to a five book[3] fantasy series with an alternative medieval setting. The major story arc takes the Red Knight from the relative obscurity of command of a little-known mercenary company to fame, international renown, worldly power, and confrontation with the real powers of his world and perhaps with his own belief system. ### *Masters and Mages* A magical fantasy alternate medieval setting fictional universe, written after the conclusion of the Traitor Son pentalogy, planned as a trilogy.[4] ### *Arcana Imperii* A departure from Cameron's historical and fantasy settings, the *Arcana Imperii* series is a [science fiction](/source/Science_fiction) [space opera](/source/Space_opera). Published as Miles Cameron, the series is set in a far-future human civilization where faster-than-light travel has enabled the settling of many star systems, and enormous Greatships fly trade routes across vast interstellar distances.[5] ## Bibliography ### As Gordon Kent #### Alan Craik series - *Night Trap* (1998). Published as *Rules of Engagement* in the USA. - *Peacemaker* (2002) - *Top Hook* (2002) - *Hostile Contact* (2003) - *Force Protection* (2004) - *Damage Control* (2005) - *The Spoils of War* (2006) - *The Falconer's Tale* (2007) ### As Christian Cameron #### Tyrant Series - *Tyrant* (2008) - *Storm of Arrows* (2009) - *Funeral Games* (2010) - *King of the Bosporus* (2011) - *Destroyer of Cities* (2013) - *Force of Kings* (2014) #### Long War Series - *Killer of Men* (2010) - *Marathon* (2011) - *Poseidon's Spear* (2012) - *The Great King* (2014) - *Salamis* (2015) - *The Rage of Ares* (2016) - *Treason of Sparta* (2023) #### Chivalry series - *The Ill-Made Knight* (2013) - *The Long Sword* (2014) - *The Green Count* (2017) - *Sword of Justice* (2018) - *Hawkwood's Sword* (2021) - *The Emperor's Sword* (2024) #### Tom Swan Serials (6 or 7 to a complete novel) - *Tom Swan and the Head of St George 1: Castillon* (2012) - *Tom Swan and the Head of St George 2: Venice* (2012) - *Tom Swan and the Head of St George 3: Constantinople* (2012) - *Tom Swan and the Head of St George 4: Rome* (2013) - *Tom Swan and the Head of St George 5: Rhodes* (2013) - *Tom Swan and the Head of St George 6: Chios* (2013) - *Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade 1* (2014) - *Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade 2* (2014) - *Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade 3* (2014) - *Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade 4* (2015) - *Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade 5* (2015) - *Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade 6* (2015) - *Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade 7* (2015) - *Tom Swan and Last Spartans 1* (2016) - *Tom Swan and Last Spartans 2* (2016) - *Tom Swan and Last Spartans 3* (2017) - *Tom Swan and Last Spartans 4* (2017) - *Tom Swan and Last Spartans 5* (2017) #### Commander series - The New Achilles (2019) - The Last Greek (2020) #### Other novels - *Washington and Caesar* (2003) - *God of War* (2012) ### As Miles Cameron #### Traitor Son Cycle - *The Red Knight* (2012) - *The Fell Sword* (2014) - *The Dread Wyrm* (2015) - *The Plague of Swords* (2016) - *The Fall of Dragons* (2017) - *The Messenger's Tale I* (2013) — short story prequel to *The Red Knight*[6] - *The Messenger's Tale II* (2014) — short story set between *The Fell Sword* and *The Dread Wyrm*[7] #### Masters and Mages - *Cold Iron* (2018)[4] - *Dark Forge* (2019)[8] - *Bright Steel* (2019)[9] #### The Age of Bronze - *Against All Gods* (2022)[10] - *Storming Heaven* (2023)[11] - *Breaking Hel* (2024)[12] #### Arcana Imperii - *Artifact Space* (2021)[13] - *Beyond the Fringe: An Arcana Imperii Collection* (2023)[14] - *Deep Black* (2024)[15] - *Whalesong* (2025)[16] ## References 1. ["A brainy Hellenistic bromance"](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/books/article1496033.ece). *[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)*. March 10, 2010. Retrieved March 12, 2011. 1. Foex, B. A (2008). "Back to the future: emergency departments and ancient Greek warfare". *BMJ*. **337** (dec15 1). [doi:10.1136/bmj.a2761](https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a2761). [PMID 19074940](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19074940). [S2CID 20028109](https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:20028109) 1. Shelley Power. ["Traitor Son Cycle book 3 question"](http://www.hippeis.com/forum/index.php?topic=1316.msg16289#msg16289). Hippeis (Christian Cameron)[dead link] 1. Christian Cameron (13 August 2018). ["No Writer is an Island"](https://christiancameronauthor.com/index.php/2018/08/13/no-writer-is-an-island/). The Worlds of Christian/Miles Cameron. 1. ["Arcana Imperii series"](https://www.goodreads.com/series/344870-arcana-imperii). *[Goodreads](/source/Goodreads)* 1. Miles Cameron, ["The Messenger's Tale I"](http://www.hippeis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/The-Messengers-Tale-Part-I.pdf), Hippeis (Christian Cameron) 1. Miles Cameron, ["The Messenger's Tale II"](http://www.hippeis.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/The-Messengers-Tale-Part-II.pdf), Hippeis (Christian Cameron) 1. ["Dark Forge • Christian Cameron"](https://christiancameronauthor.com/book/dark-forge-master-mages-2/). 17 September 2019. 1. ["Bright Steel • Christian Cameron"](https://christiancameronauthor.com/book/bright-steel-masters-mages-3/). 9 December 2019. 1. ["Against All Gods • Miles Cameron"](https://christiancameronauthor.com/book/against-all-gods/). 23 June 2022. 1. ["Storming Heaven • Miles Cameron"](https://christiancameronauthor.com/book/storming-heaven/). 20 July 2023. 1. ["Breaking Hel • Miles Cameron"](https://christiancameronauthor.com/book/breaking-hel/). 6 August 2024. 1. ["Artifact Space"](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56097208-artifact-space) 1. ["Beyond the Fringe: An Arcana Imperii Collection"](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199389767-beyond-the-fringe) 1. ["Deep Black"](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/198267816-deep-black) 1. ["Whalesong"](https://store.gollancz.co.uk/products/whalesong) ## External links - Official forum website: [http://www.hippeis.com/](http://www.hippeis.com/) - Official author website: [https://christiancameronauthor.com/](https://christiancameronauthor.com/) - [Author's American Revolution period reenacting group](http://www.csmid.com/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100111141631/http://www.csmid.com/) 2010-01-11 at the Wayback Machine - [NFP Historical organization](https://archive.today/20130414230950/http://www.hoplologia.org/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Christian Cameron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Cameron) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Cameron?action=history)). 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