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Christopher Harris was born in London. After leaving school, he studied art briefly, then did a series of jobs, working as a printer, sign-writer, van-driver, illustrator, boat builder and civil servant. Later, he studied biology, and taught science for several years. These jobs were interrupted by journeys to Italy, Greece and Turkey, where he researched the background to the Byzantine Trilogy. He lives in Birmingham with his wife, though he does much of his writing in France, where he also pursues an interest in food and wine.

Theodore was published in January 2000, False Ambassador in January 2001. The middle part of the Byzantine Trilogy, Memoirs of a Byzantine Eunuch, was published in July 2002. Mappamundi, the fourth part of the trilogy, was published in 2009.

Foreign rights to Theodore have been sold in Turkey, Greece and Spain. Rights to Memoirs of a Byzantine Eunuch have been sold in Lithuania and Russia.

He has recently finished Brute Art, a novel about art, natural history, food and reptiles, and is currently working on Green Men, a novel about buildings, books and people.

To contact Christopher Harris, email:

inquiries [at] christopher-harris.co.uk

Radio & TV appearances:

During the recent debates within the Church of England on the issue of gay priests, Christopher Harris has been in demand for interviews. He has appeared on News 24, and on many radio stations, giving a historical perspective on the question, and giving examples of how gay people have contributed to the development of the church, in particular Saint Theodore, Archbishop of Canterbury and true founder of the Church in England.

To hear a radio interview with Christopher Harris, choose one of these formats:

To watch a video of Christopher Harris talking about and reading from Mappamundi, please follow these links:

Mappamundi

Christopher Harris

Dedalus 2009

ISBN 978 1 903517 772

£9.99

Brute Art

Christopher Harris

2011

Kindle version £4.30