Vengeance: Empire XII

by Anthony Riches

Overview

After saving the Empire's richest province from a foreign army, Marcus and the men who protect him have been in hiding. Their lives will be forfeit if they are seen in Rome.

But times have changed. Marcus's protector, the patrician legion commander Scaurus, has been summoned home by his mentor, a powerful senator who has decided he must act to save the empire from its debauched ruler's reign of terror.

Rome is a hotbed of conspiracy and treachery: and the senator is not the only contender for power. The emperor himself plans to destroy those he mistrusts and no-one is safe.

Marcus is assigned his own, unique role in the conspiracy. He will become a gladiator once more. But this time, his only opponent will be Commodus himself . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473628908
Publisher:	Hodder
Publication date:	11/11/2021
Series:	Empire series , #12
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	127,723
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Anthony Riches holds a degree in Military Studies from Manchester University. He began writing the story that would become the first novel in the Empire series, Wounds of Honour, after visiting Housesteads Roman fort in 1996. Married with three grown up children, he now lives in Suffolk. He is also the writer of the 'Protector' thriller series.


www.anthonyriches.com
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Editorial Reviews

Praise for Anthony Riches

Praise for Anthony Riches

River of Gold is the eleventh novel in Anthony Riches' best-selling Empire series and its considerable strengths are all the more impressive because of it. . . . a gripping narrative full of breath-taking action, unforgettable characters, and dazzling twists and turns—Aspects of History

River of Gold is the eleventh novel in Anthony Riches' best-selling Empire series and its considerable strengths are all the more impressive because of it. . . . a gripping narrative full of breath-taking action, unforgettable characters, and dazzling twists and turns—Aspects of History

A masterclass in military historical fiction—Sunday Express

A masterclass in military historical fiction—Sunday Express

A master of the genre—The Times

A master of the genre—The Times

Fast-paced and gripping "read-through-the-night' fiction with marvellous characters and occasional moments of dark humour. Some authors are better historians than they are storytellers. Anthony Riches is brilliant at both—Conn Iggulden

Fast-paced and gripping "read-through-the-night' fiction with marvellous characters and occasional moments of dark humour. Some authors are better historians than they are storytellers. Anthony Riches is brilliant at both—Conn Iggulden

A damn fine read . . . fast-paced, action-packed—Ben Kane

A damn fine read . . . fast-paced, action-packed—Ben Kane

Stands head and shoulders above a crowded field . . . real, live characters act out their battles on the northern borders with an accuracy of detail and depth of raw emotion that is a rare combination—Manda Scot

Stands head and shoulders above a crowded field . . . real, live characters act out their battles on the northern borders with an accuracy of detail and depth of raw emotion that is a rare combination—Manda Scot

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