ROMANITAS was one of the most remarkable debuts of 2005. It garnered fantastic attention and substantial sales across the board ROME BURNING is even better than ROMANITAS. Sophia has matured as a writer and delivered a gripping, page-turning epic In this new novel we get to see the global reach of Sophia's imagination. She moves the focus from her characters towards this amazing world she has created 'A thoroughly good read ... vividly imagined world ... elegant, lively writing' Sunday Telegraph

Sophia McDougall is in her twenties and studied English at Oxford. She lives in London where she also writes plays and poetry. The ROMANITAS trilogy is her first series of novels.