feel free to pop along and have a chat with him on his forum (he is a regular on there)
The website of Conn Iggulden. The Emperor Series. Julius Caesar.
also if you have kids check out the dangerous book for boys...in fact if your a big kid check it out for yourself!! all the things you did as a kid, how to build a go kart, tree house, how are clouds formed, great heroes from the past, how battles were won etc.....