Sam Barone is an American historical novelist with novels centered on early Antiquity. He attended Manhattan College, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1965, with a major in Psychology and a minor in History.
After a stint in the Marine Corps, he started taking computer classes, and began writing software. After spending nearly 30 years in the software development, he retired in 1999 to start working on his second job: writing.
Dawn of Empire. The first novel in the Eskkar Saga, this book describes the struggle to build mankind's first walled city, and the fight to defend it. Action packed, the love story of Eskkar and the slave girl Trella is set against the background of a barbarian invasion.
Empire Rising. Picks up the story where Dawn of Empire ends, and relates the development and creation of the first city state.
Conflict of Empires. The third in the Eskkar series, begins two years after the events described in Empire Rising. A new threat to the fledgling city state of Akkad has arisen, and Eskkar and Trella are faced with the need to develop a professional army to face the threat of attack from their southern neighbors. Together Eskkar and Trella develop the support structure necessary to wage war. The forces of Akkad will be outnumbered, and only the quality of their new fighting force can save the city.