Peter Tremayne is the fiction-writing pseudonym of Peter Berresford Ellis, the leading Celtic scholar. Born of Anglo-Irish parents in Coventry, England, and taking his degrees in Celtic studies, he has published over a score of books in the field of Celtic studies. These include "The Ancient World of the Celts "(1998), "The Celtic Empire "(1990), "Celtic Women "(1995), "Celt and roman "(1998), "Hell or Connaught: the Cromwellian Colonisation of Ireland "(1975), "A Dictionary of Irish Mythology "(1987), "The Celtic Chronicle: Retellings of Celtic Myths and Legends "(1999) among others. He has r