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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Cannae: The Longest Day is here! Cat. 2: 50 numbered, signed, dated slipcase editions w exclusive goodies: **ONLY SEVEN LEFT** PRICE: UK £75, Europe £90, World £100 incl P&P Cat. 3: 100 numbered first editions w exclusive goodies. PRICE: UK £40, Europe £55, World £60 incl P&P **FEWER THAN 20 LEFT**

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Cannae has a review in The Times, no less. One of September's pick of historical novels!

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It's been an age. Sorry about taking so long. At last it's done.* *Of course it's not completely done, it's just the latest edit. There will be a lot more editing and tweaking, but I *have* written the last page of the last book in the Hannibal series

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Athelstan Museum @athelstanmuseum.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Next Wednesday, 8th July, author Ben Kane will be back in Malmesbury, to talk about the subject of his latest book. @benkaneauthor.bsky.social A Land Aflame - 2nd Punic War but no Hannibal? More details and Tickets available here: www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/event/ben-ka...

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Ben Kane - A Land Aflame - Second Punic War but no Hannibal? - Athelstan Museum

We are delighted to welcome back Ben Kane as he releases the final book in his Hannibal series: A Land Aflame 211 BC: Hannibal’s struggle against the Romans in Italy continues, but the Carthaginians h...

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Anyone want a numbered limited (& signed) first edition of Hannibal 4: A Land Aflame? UK: £45 inc P&P Europe: £52 inc P&P World: £64 inc P&P Comment if you would!

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Anyone want a numbered limited (& signed) first edition of Hannibal 4: A Land Aflame? UK: £45 inc P&P Europe: £52 inc P&P World: £64 inc P&P Comment if you would!

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Cannae is out in AUDIO now! I have THREE copies up for grabs. One comment per person. OPEN WORLDWIDE. Closes 6 p.m. UK time, 8th April 2026.

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PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Cannae, Rome's bloodiest defeat. Considered Hannibal's masterpiece, and yet Rome would go on to become a superpower, whereas Carthage fell to dust. Can't wait to see how a master craftsman of sword-wielding fiction like @benkaneauthor.bsky.social deals with it. Two weeks to go on Audible.

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

It's Christmas and all that. Want to be 'the one' who receives this genuine Roman child's ring? (See 1p piece to realise how teeny their finger was.) I'll throw in a signed large format paperback of Rome. Open worldwide. To possibly be 'the one', simply leave a comment. Ends when I feel like it.

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Is there appetite out there for a crowdfunded novella this year? Asking for a friend.

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Check your inbox and spam folder. Just sent out a newsletter with a chance to be the owner of a signed paperback of Rome!

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Bristol Libraries @bristollibraries.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

📅🍂 What's on in September 🍂 Including... 🎶 Rhyme and Storytimes ✍️ Author event with Ben Kane 🧑‍🎤 STREET! poetry competition 📚 September reads on BorrowBox 🌳 Special Collections Sunday: Trees ➕ ...and more! 📖 Read our latest library newsletter online here: campaign.emailblaster.cloud/MTk2NzI/49.h...

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🍂 What's on in September 🍂

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Queen of Grimdark @annasmithspark.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

I'm a speaker @butserancientfarm.co.uk Bookfest on Sunday 19th October, talking about grimdark, fantasy and historical influences in a replica Anglo-Saxon mead hall! There'll also be writing workshops, music, crafts, food, shopping. #books #fantasy #fantasybooks #grimdark #mythology #history

Picture shows a number of authors including Anna Smith Spark. Lucy Holland and Ben Kane, who will be speaking at Butser Ancient Farm, Hampshire, on Sunday 19th October as part of the Buster Bookfest.

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stephenmcintyre.bsky.social @stephenmcintyre.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

And the new book is available for pre order!

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Bit late to announce it, but Crusader is only 99p on the Amazon Kindle store until 31st August. Snap it up!

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Getting to the closing stages of A Land Aflame (Hannibal 4) & my mind is buzzing with ideas4 THE SECRET PROJECT, a novel I aim2start in Sept. Totally new time period. Amazing idea. Huge potential. Can't say more, except I spent > £200 on textbooks just now! Focus, Ben, focus. 😆

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

King - the ebook - is just 99p at the moment in the UK! Grab yourself a copy --->>> www.amazon.co.uk/King-Ben-Kan...

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Slipcase editions and regular first editions of Rome are landing all over the place. Some very happy readers out there - and pets!

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

The one man band has been going all day today. 52 copies of Rome signed, dedicated, packaged: 20 posted today, 32 to be posted tomorrow. That leaves the 100 slipcase editions - still waiting on a delivery date for the slipcases. Thanks for your patience, all!

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Go to Blue Sky, they said. Blue Sky is where it will all happen, they said. Everyone's migrating to Blue Sky. Are they? I know I don't post on here often, but when I do, it feels a bit like being in a giant aircraft hangar, shouting to people a very long way away...

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Christian and Miles Cameron @phokion.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

Venetian Heretic has been out a week. And as I am a big fan of @benkaneauthor.bsky.social I had to share this.

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Fancy a slipcase, signed first edition of Rome, plus a genuine Roman coin? There will be 50. There will also be 50 slipcases without the coin, and another 200 special edition hardbacks. THEY ARE GOING SUPER FAST! Check out the post on my author page on Facebook: facebook.com/benkanebooks

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Ordo Fraterna Fibonacci @ordofibonacci.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Author Ben Kane Discusses "Stormcrow: A Gripping and Epic Viking Adventure" Ashland Public Library MA youtu.be/gPb8w_kGPBo?...

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Author Ben Kane Discusses "Stormcrow: A Gripping and Epic Viking Adventure"

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Sophie Perinot @sophieperinot.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I continue to cross toes & fingers that a limited TV series of our collaborative novel, A DAY OF FIRE, is really going to reach screens. Seeing my characters Sabinus and Aemilia live on screen would be mind blowing. And I am sure my co-authors would agree. Latest news--WE HAVE AN EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Late Roman silver siliquae found in Norfolk, part of the Colkirk hoard. One of these (or similar) will be with each slipcase edition of Rome, my upcoming novel in May. I particularly like these, as Honorius, depicted on many, was emperor & half-brother to Galla Placidia, the book's main character.

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Catch a FREE talk with me at 2 p.m. ET (USA) / 7 p.m. (UK) next Thursday, the 27th February. Held w a library in Ashland, Ma, USA, it will be all things Viking! REGISTER FREE HERE: ashlandmass.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/vir...

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Even the gladiators are reading my books!

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Nice! The Forgotten Legion in Serbian, a new language for my books!

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Because it's marmalade time of year, and I'm so tired of politics. I forgot the dark muscovado sugar (normally, about 15% of the sugar), but didn't forget the Cointreau! It tastes v good. Like a jar? Leave a comment & you might be 'the one'! UK only, sorry. Sending abroad is asking for a broken jar.

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Waterstones @waterstones.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

How can it possibly still be January?

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Hull Libraries @hulllibraries.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

We're back with our first staff pick of 2025! 📚 To kick off the new year one of our Librarians, Tom, has been reading epic Viking saga "Stormcrow" by Ben Kane - A brilliant mix of historical fact and fiction, the story is set in and around Ireland circa 1000AD, and follows the adventures of Finn

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Back here again. Apologies to anyone who blueskied me - is that a word yet?! So sick of Twitter, esp now its owner has called for the overthrow of the democratically elected UK government. I hope Tesla owners in the UK are thinking about changing car type.

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Ben Kane @benkaneauthor.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

New social media, new world, hopefully a lot more friendly and less full of vitriol than what Tw itt er has become. Me: Irish, former veterinarian, fulltime author of historical fiction for 16 years now. 19 books published, 11 or 12 Sunday Times Top 10 bestsellers, sold in 15 countries...love rugby!

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