Author Spotlight, Episode 12 - Robert Bruton
In episode 12 of our Author Spotlight series, founder and editor of History Through Fiction, Colin Mustful, chats with Robert Bruton, author of the Double Edged Sword Series: Empire Resurgent, Empire in Apocalypse, and Empire in Twilight. During the interview, Bruton talks about the life of Byzantine Military Commander Belisarius, the reason he writes fiction instead of nonfiction, and how 6th century history relates to us today. Don’t miss it!
About the Author
Robert Bruton was born in Detroit but grew up in Minnesota. In college he studied Greek and Roman history and spent a year at the University of Leuven in Belgium, where he studied philosophy and classical languages. Bruton also attended Seminary school. Afterward, he took a job with the CIA as an intelligence officer and developed a fascination with political intrigue. Bruton served in several overseas assignments, including one country that was once part of the Eastern Roman Empire. It was there that he gained a love for the region's hospitality and tradition of toasting. Bruton has traveled extensively throughout the countries that once constituted the Roman Empire and spent a great deal of time in Rome and Istanbul, where his three-part historical fiction series takes place. His novel series called The Double Edged Sword Series, tells the the story of General Flavius Belisarius, a 6th century military commander of the Byzantine Empire.
