Erik Hildinger is the author of Quirinius: Britannia’s Last Roman, a historical novel published in 2021 by Moonshine Cove Press. He has also published two popular histories, Warriors of the Steppe (1997, Hachette) and Swords Against the Senate (2002, Hachette).  He translated Historia Mongolorum, a Latin account of a medieval Italian monk’s travels as a papal envoy to the Mongols, and, more recently, was the author of Oxford University Press’s online annotated bibliography on steppe-style warfare. He has also published numerous articles on military history and co-written a handbook on technical writing that is currently in use in the University of Michigan’s College of Engineering. He holds a B.A. in Latin from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from Tulane University. You can find out more about him and his publications by visiting his website, erikhildinger.com.

Elizabeth Hildinger has published several articles on English medieval language and literature and a translation from Latin of a verse hagiographical work on the life of St. Aethelthryth of Ely (with co-author Pauline Thompson). As a lexicographer and review editor, she produced extensive entries in the last six volumes of the Middle English Dictionary. She also co-wrote the technical writing handbook mentioned in the paragraph above. She holds a B.A. in English from Southern Methodist University, an M.A. in Linguistics from the University of Texas (Austin), and a Ph.D. from the Centre for Medieval Studies in the University of Toronto.

The Hildingers are a married couple. They have worked together on numerous writing projects over the years, in addition to playing together in an early jazz trio and a hokum/Americana band. They are both recent University of Michigan retirees. They live in Dexter, Michigan, with their cat, Flaca.