Dan Scott

Dan Scott was born in Surrey, England. Growing up, he loved swimming, climbing and playing guitar. A visit to Fishbourne Roman Palace in Sussex when he was 11 sparked a lifelong fascination with ancient Rome. This, combined with his hobby of reading historical fiction, gave him plenty of inspiration for the adventure stories he began to write. His enthusiasm for all things Roman was encouraged by his history teacher, and he went on to study Classics & Ancient History at university. After graduating, Dan contemplated a career as a historian, but decided in the end that he preferred writing fiction. The characters he’d developed in the stories he wrote as a child eventually developed into the action-packed Gladiator School series. Dan still lives in Surrey in a small cottage which he shares with his large English Mastiff, Argos. However, he can often be sighted in places like Cumbria, Northern Italy and the Ardennes indulging his other great passion: rock climbing.