Douglas Jackson (born 1956) is a Scottish novelist. Jackson grew up in the town of

Jedburgh Jedburgh ( ; ; or ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and the traditional county town of the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Roxburghshire. History Jedburgh began as ''Jedworð'', the "worth" or enclosed settlem ...

in the

Scottish Borders The Scottish Borders is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by West Lothian, Edinburgh, Midlothian, and East Lothian to the north, the North Sea to the east, Dumfries and Galloway to the south-west, South Lanarkshire to the we ...

. A journalist on local and national newspapers for 36 years, Jackson left ''

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'', where he was assistant editor, in 2009 to become a full-time writer.

Writing career

As of January 2015 Jackson has published twelve novels, eight under the name Douglas Jackson and four under the pen name James Douglas. Jackson's first novel was ''Caligula'' (2008), the story of a young slave and animal trainer, Rufus, who becomes keeper of the famously mad Emperor's elephant, Bersheba. Rufus and his friend, the famous gladiator, Cupido, struggle to stay alive in the complex web of plot and counter plot in Caligula's court on the Palatine Hill. This was followed in 2009 by ''Claudius'', which continues Rufus's story as he accompanies another emperor on the invasion of Britain in 43 AD. In 2010, ''Hero of Rome'', the first of a new series featuring the tribune Gaius Valerius Verrens, was published, followed on 18 August 2011, by ''Defender of Rome''. The third, ''Avenger of Rome'' was published in 2012, followed by ''Sword of Rome'' (2013), ''Enemy of Rome'' (2014) and ''Scourge of Rome'' (2015). Jackson's first series, ''The Doomsday Testament'' (James Douglas), follows art recovery expert Jamie Saintclair as he tries to unravel the mystery behind his soldier grandfather's final mission of World War Two, a quest which brings him within a fingertip of the most famous painting still missing from the war, and a buried secret that could destroy the world or safeguard the future of mankind. Douglas Jackson's books are available as

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Bibliography

Rufus

* ''Caligula'' (2008) * ''Claudius'' (2009)

Gaius Valerius Verrens

* ''Hero of Rome'' (2010) * ''Defender of Rome'' (2011) * ''Avenger of Rome'' (2012) * ''Sword of Rome'' (2013) * ''Enemy of Rome'' (2014) * ''Scourge of Rome'' (2015) * ''Saviour of Rome'' (2016) * ''Glory of Rome'' (2017) * ''Hammer of Rome'' (2018)

Marcus Flavius Victor

* ''The Wall'' (2022) * ''The Barbarian'' (2023)

Glen Savage mystery

* ''War Games'' (2014) * ''Brothers in Arms'' (2019)

Other

*''Blood Roses'' (2019)

Jamie Saintclaire (as James Douglas)

* ''The Doomsday Testament'' (2011) * ''The Isis Covenant'' (2012) * ''The Excalibur Codex'' (2013) * ''The Samurai Inheritance'' (2014)

References

External links

*
Douglas Jackson page at Fantastic Fiction
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Douglas 1956 births Living people Scottish novelists People from Jedburgh Writers from the Scottish Borders Writers of historical fiction set in antiquity