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Tim Leach

A SUNDAY TIMES HISTORICAL NOVEL OF THE YEAR.Tenth-century Iceland. In the midwinter darkness, on the lifeless black soils of a newly settled land, two friends kill a man. Kjaran, an itinerant storyteller, and Gunnar, a once-feared warrior, must make a choice: conceal the deed or confess to it and pay the blood price to the dead man's brothers.For the right reasons, they make the wrong choice.Kjaran and Gunnar's fateful decis...

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Tim Leach

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The Sarmatian Trilogy

SHORTLISTED FOR THE HISTORICAL WRITERS' ASSOCIATION GOLD CROWN AWARD 2022.A disgraced warrior must navigate a course between honour and shame, his people and the Roman Empire, in the first of a trilogy set in the second century AD from the author of Smile of the Wolf.AD173. The Danube has frozen. On its far banks gather the clans of Sarmatia. Winter-starved, life ebbing away on a barren plain of ice and snow, to survive they must cross the river's f...

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Tim Leach

Book 2 -

The Sarmatian Trilogy

A gripping historical adventure set in the second century AD and based on legends of King Arthur, The Iron Way is the second in Tim Leach's breathtaking Sarmatian Trilogy.AD 175, Vindolanda, Britannia.After their cavalry was broken by the legions on the frozen waters of the Danube, Sarmatian warrior Kai bought his peoples' lives with a pledge to serve Rome. Bound to the will of the Emperor, the Sarmatians are ready to fight and eager to die – death in battle is the ...

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Tim Leach

Book 3 -

The Sarmatian Trilogy

The unmissable conclusion to Tim Leach's critically acclaimed historical adventure series set in the Roman Empire.AD 180. Vindolanda, Britannia. Sarmatian warrior Kai and his adopted tribe, the Votadini, struggle for survival in unfamiliar lands north of the Wall, living just beyond the reach of Rome.When an old enemy takes control of the Votadini's hated foes, a confederation of tribes known as the Painted People, and rouses them to action...

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Tim Leach

Narrated by

Gordon Griffin

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The Sarmatian Trilogy

A disgraced warrior must navigate a course between honour and shame, his people and the Roman Empire, in the first of a new trilogy set in the second century AD, from the author of Smile of the Wolf.AD173. The Danube lies frozen. On its banks gather the clans of Sarmatia, their riders winter starved by sickly herds and blighted crops. Petty feuds cast aside and their disparate numbers united in the face of a great enemy. For across the frozen waters stands the mighty Roman Empire, ...

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Tim Leach

Narrated by

Gordon Griffin

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The Sarmatian Trilogy

Cast to the edge of the Empire, the Sarmatian army must fight in defence of Rome in the second of a new trilogy set in the second century AD, from the author of Smile of the Wolf.In the hard, unforgiving land at the northernmost point of the Roman Empire lies a great wall. Once, the edge had been but a thing of thoughts and dreams, but one day the great Emperor from across the water had grown tired of such borders. So, a wall was raised from the earth at his command. From afar, it ...

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Tim Leach

Narrated by

Gordon Griffin

Audiobook 3 -

The Sarmatian Trilogy

The unmissable conclusion to Tim Leach's critically acclaimed historical adventure series set in the Roman Empire.180 AD. North of the Wall, Sarmatian warrior Kai and his adopted tribe, the Votadini, struggle for survival, cast into unfamiliar lands by Roman reprisals.When news arrives that an old enemy is in charge of the Votadini's hated foes, a confederation of tribes known as the Painted People, and has roused them to action, Kai heads south towards the Wall, hoping to ...

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Ian Ross

Narrated by

Nathaniel Priestley

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de Norton trilogy

Sir Adam de Norton gained his knighthood and his lands for fighting for de Montfort at Lewes. Now de Montfort calls in that debt and Adam must once more in this gripping historical adventure.1265England has a new master.Simon de Montfort's victory at the Battle of Lewes has made him king in all but name. He has vowed to restore the rights and liberties of the kingdom, but now even his friends grow wary of his power.As old alliances break dow...

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Ian Ross

Narrated by

Nathaniel Priestley

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de Norton trilogy

The Battle of Evesham has been fought and lost. The King is triumphant, Simon de Montfort is dead, and Adam de Norton is a prisoner, stripped of everything he once honoured and prized.Escaping from captivity in the grim castle of Beeston, Adam becomes a fugitive in a country in turmoil. Branded a king's enemy, he can be slain with impunity.Together with the widowed Joane de Bohun, Adam flees across a bleak winter landscape, evading both pursuing royal troop...

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Douglas Jackson

Narrated by

Matt Bates

Brought to you by Penguin.AD 400. Rome and its Empire are failing . . .Veteran cavalry commander Marcus Flavius Victor sets out with his regiment to make what may be his final tour of the forts along Hadrian's Wall.Through a combination of military prowess, brutality and bribery, Marcus has spent twenty years keeping the savage Picts at bay. Feared by his enemies and hated by his superiors, his strength of will is the only thing that has held the di...

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J R Tomlin

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Archibald the Grim Series

In a fierce struggle, Archibald Douglas emerges victorious over the English and their Scottish allies in Galloway.His triumph is rewarded with the title of Lord of Galloway and the responsibility of safeguarding Scotland’s border. However, the arrival of their French allies, bearing a substantial bribe and two hundred French knights, heralds a dramatic change.As the Scots are convinced to invade England in revenge for their depredations, Archibald is wary o...

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Ian Ross

Narrated by

Nathaniel Priestley

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de Norton trilogy

'There is a fury in England that none shall suppress - and when it breaks forth it will shake the throne'1264Storm clouds are gathering as Simon de Montfort and the barons of the realm challenge the power of Henry III. The barons demand reform; the crown demands obedience. England is on the brink of civil war.Adam de Norton, a young squire devoted to the virtues of chivalry, longs only to be knighted, and to win back his fa...