Paul Waters

Critical acclaim for Of Merchants and Heroes:

I had despaired of ever again reading a historical novel that truly fired me - I thought the days of such writing were long gone - but clearly not. This is a delight to read, a finely woven, beautifully plotted masterpiece, and deserves to become one of the classics of historical fiction.
- Manda Scott, best-selling author of the Boudica series

With its restrained, elegant and poetic tone, Of Merchants & Heroes brings to mind Mary Renault. The ancient world has a new and insightful spokesman in Paul Waters.
- Margaret George, author of The Memoirs of Cleopatra

This is a rare treat – a truly convincing historical novel. I’ve waited ages for something this good to come along, and this debut instantly brings to mind one name – Mary Renault.
- Sue Baker, Publishing News

Ancient Greece has claimed more than its fair share of outstanding historical novelists - Naomi Mitchison, Mary Renault, Rosemary Sutcliff, William Golding - and Classicist Paul Waters deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as they. Altogether a most powerful and promising debut.
- Paul Cartledge, Professor of Greek History, Cambridge University

A thrilling tale of revenge which grips from the start and doesn’t let go.
- James Delingpole, author and columnist for The Times, The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator