Actium's Wake is Jackman's first novel set in Ancient Rome, which is gaining rave reviews.

 

The first of the 'Res Gestae' trilogy, Actium's Wake will be published in September 2014.

 

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Apprentice Pillar

Apprentice Pillar was longlisted in the Fish Short Story competition 2011/12, before being placed as runner up in the Words With Jam short story competition 2013. Apprentice Pillar was published in the anthology An Earthless Melting Pot.

  

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Injustice

 

Historical Novel Society Original Fiction Prize

 

Injustice, a short story about Captain Kidd, has been published on the Historical Novel Society website as the Spring 2012 short story competition winner.

 

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The Offering

...a very atmospheric piece with a keen sense of time and place.

 

 ...Antonius comes to life well on the page. We are able to experience his fears and insecurities, as well as his sense of loss.

 

...very well constructed and written... Emma Louise Oram, Editor of Vintage Script

 

Jackman has kindly donated The Offering, which is a personal piece dedicated to his late father, Andrew Jackman

Portraits of Rome

Discover the unwritten rules which governed the deeds of the Romans.  Twelve portraits from around the world explore the ideals, principles and values which drove the Roman race to world supremacy. 

 

A guided tour of the artwork in the Galleria di Roma Antiqua by Dr. Nicholas Arthurton.

 

Every picture tells a story.


Sample Chapter - Shadow a part of the tour...

Last Chance Saloon

Last Chance Saloon, a short story about PC Jim Goode, was runner up of the Chapter One Promotions 2011 Blood Ink Crime Writing Competition, which was published in the anthology Crime: Unleashed in June 2013.

 

 

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