211 BC: Hannibal's struggle against the Romans in Italy continues, but the Carthaginians have been utterly defeated on Sicily. Fleeing the island to Spain, Hanno and Aurelia are shipwrecked, and taken prisoner by local tribesmen. Unless they escape, a life of slavery and brutal treatment awaits.Aurelia's brother Quintus is posted with his comrades to Spain, where a new commander - Scipio - has been given the task of defeating the Carthaginian generals who hold sway over most of the...

Romulus and Fabiola are twins, born into slavery after their mother is raped by a drunken nobleman. At thirteen years old they are sold - Romulus to gladiator school, Fabiola into prostitution, where she will catch the eye of one of the most powerful men in Rome. Tarquinius is an Etruscan, a warrior and soothsayer, born enemy of Rome, but doomed to fight for the Republic in the Forgotten Legion. Brennus is a Gaul, his entire family killed by the Romans, and he rises to become one of the mo...

From the Sunday Times bestseller comes a gripping retelling of Hannibal's greatest trial - the battle of Cannae.Cannae, 216 BC - Under a blisteringly hot sun, Hannibal Barca, perhaps the most skilful general in history, leads his army against the unstoppable might of Rome. His soldiers are outnumbered two to one.The momentous battle will determine the Roman Republic's fate.By the day's end, tens of thousands of men will be dead, the...

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A SHORT STORY, NOT A FULL LENGTH NOVEL.ABOUT THE SHORT STORY’S PRICE: Hello, you lovely people. Odd to talk about money straight up, but I know that some of you might be thinking, £2.49/US$3.49/CDN$4.49/A$4.49 is a lot for a short story. Amazon takes around 2p to deliver the story to your Kindle, then takes another 50p plus as its cut. The remainder, £1.90 odd, goes to me. That's not a great deal, I hope you agree. A roughly similar story applies in foreign terr...

Hadrian's Wall, Roman Britain, AD 140: Centurion Lucius Pontius Aquila of the Sixth Legion is sent north to a new wall, the construcition of which has been ordered by the new emperor, Antoninus Pius.At first all goes well, but then a mercy mission goes disastrously wrong. Deep in enemy territory, pursued by overwhelming numbers of hostile tribesmen, can Aquila - or any of his men - survive?PLEASE NOTE: This is a NOVELLA, not a full length novel. To be pedantic, it is far lo...

WARRIORAs winter approaches in 74 BC, few travellers are abroad. But one man is making the long and weary last stage of his way home. Large parts of his homeland, Thrace, a land north of Greece, has fallen under the hated power of Rome. This Thracian has fought in the Roman legions for nearly a decade. Skilled, hardened in battle, a sophisticated fighter. Spartacus.SLAVEBut home is no longer the safe haven of his imagination. A new king sits on the throne. Treachero...

HAS ROME FINALLY MET ITS MATCH?'A triumph!' Harry Sidebottom **'**Exceptional' Anthony Riches 'Fans of battle-heavy historical fiction will, justly, adore Clash of Empires' The Times******************THE MIGHT OF ROME**The great general Hannibal Barca is on the verge of defeat. Victory will crown Rome the most powerful empire in the world. While the...

ONLY THE GODS CAN SAVE THE ROMANS NOWAD 9, Germania. East of the river Rhine, tribes hostile to Rome prepare a deadly ambush.Their leader is the charismatic chieftain and trusted ally of Rome, Arminius, whose dream is to drive out the brutal invaders of his land.Pitted against him are veteran centurion Lucius Tullus and the Roman provincial governor, Varus.Together with three local legions, they leave their summer camp to be...

'Yet another of history's most chapters given the five-star Ben Kane treatment' PAUL FINCH'A truly vibrant and gripping read' HELENA GUMLEY-MASON'Historical fiction has never been more visceral' JAMES ROLLINS'A tour de force on an epic scale' DOUGLAS JACKSONKING. POLITICIAN. WARRIOR. CONQUEROR.Richard the Lionheart's long-awaited goal comes true as...

'An epic tale' SIMON SCARROW'Exciting, immersive, well researched and great fun.' GILES KRISTIAN'Harrowing and totally gripping' LEONORA NATTRASS'Historical fiction has never been more visceral' **JAMES ROLLINSNAPOLEON: EMPEROR OF FRANCE, MASTER OF EUROPE.**1812. On the eve of the invasion of Russia, half-French, half-English Matthieu Carrey finds himself in the ranks of Napoleon's f...

ENEMY OF ROMEThe great Carthaginian general, Hannibal, has never forgotten the defeat and humiliation of his father by Rome. Now he plans his revenge and the destruction of the old enemy.SOLDIER OF CARTHAGEWhile Hannibal prepares for war, the young son of one of his most trusted military commanders goes on an innocent adventure with his best friend - and disappears.SLAVERYCaptured by pirates, put up for sale in the slave market, one of the boys is so...

From 'the rising star of historical fiction' (Wilbur Smith) a new Eagles of Rome novel, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Eagles at War.JUSTICE , HONOUR, REVENGEAD 14: Five long years have passed since the annihilation of three legions in the wilds of Germania.Demoted, battle-scarred and hell-bent on revenge, Centurion Tullus and his legionaries begin their fightback. Ranged against them is the charismatic chieftan ...