StephenDando-Collins is the author of the acclaimed Captain Bligh's Other Mutiny. Pasteur's Gambit was shortlisted for the science prize in the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards and won the Queensland Premier's Science Award. Crack Hardy, his most personal history, received wide acclaim. Mistaken Identity tells another episode of previously undiscovered Australian history and his biographies include Sir Henry Parkes: The Australian Colossus and The Hero Maker: a biography of Paul Brickhill. He also writes about American and ancient Greek history, and his series about the legions of ancient Rome has found considerable success in the US, UK and Australia and been translated into numerous foreign languages. Stephen has also written several books for children and young adults. Stephen and his wife, Louise, live and write in a former nunnery in Tasmania's Tamar Valley.