Kirk Mitchell

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Kirk Mitchell
Born1950 (age 7374)
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican

Kirk Mitchell (born 1950) is an American author who is known for his time travel, alternate history, historical fiction, and adventure fiction novels. Mitchell has also created several novelizations of movies.

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Earlier in his career, Mitchell worked as a law enforcement officer.

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Alternate History

The Germanicus trilogy is a collection of books following the adventures of Roman Emperor Germanicus Julius Agricola Aztecus Caesar in an alternate universe where Rome never fell.

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