About the Author

Mark Barnette brings to the epic of The Empire Chronicles a lifetime of travel, research and inquiry. As an Air Force veteran, journalist, and international educator, Mr. Barnette has spent years studying the promise and potential of mankind, as well as our ancient past, in order to bring you this glimpse of what might have been, and what might yet be. 

As a youth he wrote continuously, and dreamed of becoming an author; a desire he put on hold when he enlisted in the military. After serving six years in the US Air Force, he attended Kent State University, earning degrees in Journalism and Political Science.

Upon graduation, Mr. Barnette returned to his native state of Georgia, and joined the staff of the Atlanta Journal, but soon left the newspaper to begin his life’s work as an educator. Over the next twenty years he worked in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and London, England as a faculty member, academic dean, and college president.

             Photo: Manoel Guimaraes

In 1995, after serving for six years as president of the American College, he left London, moving to the United Arab Emirates to co-found the American University in Dubai. After successfully opening the university, Mr. Barnette returned to the United States, where he produced several documentaries in partnership with the BBC and other production companies before settling with his family in South Florida.  Now Mr. Barnette has returned to his creative roots: The Empire Chronicles is the result.

email the author at: mark@empirechronicles.net

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