Riaz Dean
Author of three non-fiction books: (i) "Mapping the Great Game: Explorers, Spies & Maps in 19th-Century Asia" ; (ii) "The Stone Tower: Ptolemy, the Silk Road, and a 2,000-Year-Old Riddle" (re-published as "Mapping the Silk Road: the Riddle of Ptolemy's Stone Tower") ; (iii) Everest Surgeon: Michael Ward and the Exploration of High Asia.
Currently working on a historical fiction book about the Silk Road.
Genre:
Skills:
- Adult Non-Fiction
- Biography
- History
Branch:
Wellington
Location:
Lower Hutt
Publications:

Mapping the Great Game: Explorers, Spies & Maps in 19th-Century Asia
Penguin Random House (India), 2019

Mapping the Great Game: Explorers, Spies & Maps in 19th-Century Asia
Casemate (UK), 2019

The Stone Tower: Ptolemy, the Silk Road, and a 2,000-Year-Old Riddle
Penguin Random House (India), 2022

Mapping the Silk Road: the Riddle of Ptolemy's Stone Tower
Casemate (UK/US), 2025

Everest Surgeon: Michael Ward and the Exploration of High Asia
Pen & Sword History (UK), 2026

