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 previously 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. He has completed a trilogy, "Odd Tangle-Hair's Saga" consisting of "Odin's Child," "The Ice Queen," and "The Varangian", which takes our hero from his home in Iceland to Norway, Russia, and Constantinople. Two of the novels have been selected as Editor's Choices in the Historical Novels Review. Bruce spends his spare time in the kitchen, cooking spicy food.