About the author

Anatole Ternaux

Anatole Ternaux (he/him) wanted to be a coroner when he grew up. But it turned out he has a phobia of worms and refuses to eat spaghetti now. So, he autopsies the corpses of dead empires and bad worldbuilding instead.<br>​​​​​​​<br>He also enjoys archival rabbit holes, unapologetically writing fanfiction, and long hikes in metaphysical hells of his own design. He is also a regular contributor to the&nbsp;<strong>Hugo Award-winning</strong>&nbsp;project&nbsp;<strong>Archive of Our Own</strong>&nbsp;and is a member of the&nbsp;<strong>Historical Novel Society.<br>​​​​​​​</strong><br>When he is not doomscrolling, Ternaux is a career professional incident report writer, a sworn public-sector author of bureaucratic crisis literature, and a forensic recorder of post-catastrophe accounts. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism and approaches his own work with the same rigor and attentiveness to detail as a 1793 revolutionary tribunal and the pettiness of a minor Jacobin.<br>​​​​​​​<br>Ternaux writes the stories he wants to read — because no one else is going to do it and is as reckless, obsessive, or irritated enough to write them. He may also be a Napoleonic cryptid.<br>​​​​​​​<br>He’s the author of “<strong>Lies Agreed Upon: A Historical Murder Mystery in the Age of Napoleon."</strong>&nbsp;<br>​​​​​​​The ebook is available on Amazon, Kobo, Barnes &amp; Noble, Apple Books, and more.<br>​​​​​​​The paperback version may be acquired as a print-on-demand through Amazon.<br>​​​​​​​<br>His favorite Napoleonic marshal is&nbsp;<strong>Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr</strong>, because they have the same energy.<br>​​​​​​​<br>He does not like lutes.<br>​​​​​​​<br>You can find his landing page at&nbsp;<strong>deadfrenchmen.rip</strong>.