| Author: | Anthony Riches | ISBN: | 9781848948549 |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton | Publication: | September 24, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anthony Riches |
| ISBN: | 9781848948549 |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Publication: | September 24, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Language: | English |
The first instalment in Anthony Riches' bestselling Empire series.
'A master of the genre' The Times
Thrilling, authentic and action-packed, this novel introduces soldier hero Marcus Valerius: a centurion stationed on Hadrian's Wall in the second century during a revolt against the Roman Empire.
Marcus Valerius Aquila has scarcely landed in Britannia when he has to run for his life - condemned to dishonorable death by power-crazed emperor Commodus. The plan is to take a new name, serve in an obscure regiment on Hadrian's Wall and lie low until he can hope for justice. Then a rebel army sweeps down from the wastes north of the Wall, and Marcus has to prove he's hard enough to lead a century in the front line of a brutal, violent war.
The first instalment in Anthony Riches' bestselling Empire series.
'A master of the genre' The Times
Thrilling, authentic and action-packed, this novel introduces soldier hero Marcus Valerius: a centurion stationed on Hadrian's Wall in the second century during a revolt against the Roman Empire.
Marcus Valerius Aquila has scarcely landed in Britannia when he has to run for his life - condemned to dishonorable death by power-crazed emperor Commodus. The plan is to take a new name, serve in an obscure regiment on Hadrian's Wall and lie low until he can hope for justice. Then a rebel army sweeps down from the wastes north of the Wall, and Marcus has to prove he's hard enough to lead a century in the front line of a brutal, violent war.
