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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.

A new civil war has begun: with the emperor Pertinax's murder Marcus and his protector Scaurus have escaped Rome, seeking sanctuary for their familia in the East. But they are soon pressed back into service by Septimius Severus, the ruthless commander who has seized the imperial capital and who holds the military balance of power over his two rivals. Niger, the would-be emperor in the East is on the march with six legions, and Scaurus's legion is ordered to Thrace as a sacrificial advance guard, tasked with delaying them. Whatever the cost...

The eighth book in the Empire sequence takes Centurion Marcus Aquila and his Tungrian legion on a dangerous mission to the heart of the Parthian empire.

In the twelfth Empire novel, Marcus Aquila returns to Rome, for his final reckoning with the Emperor Commodus.

The author of the bestselling Empire series continues his new epic surrounding the uprising of the Batavi in AD 69

The action moves to Rome itself in the seventh novel in the Empire sequence, praised by authors including Conn Iggulden, Ben Kane and Manda Scott.

The author of the bestselling Empire series reaches the action-filled climax of his epic story of the uprising of the Batavi in AD 69.

The barbarian leader Calgus defies both his barbarian captors and Britannia's legions - and Marcus Aquila - once more in the sixth thrilling novel in the Empire sequence, praised by fellow-authors Conn Iggulden, Ben Kane and Manda Scott.

Mickey Bale, a Met close protection officer, wants revenge on the mafia family who killed his sister.

The Romans take the fight north from Hadrian's Wall - to the enemy's greatest stronghold.

The thrilling sequel to WOUNDS OF HONOUR continues this action-packed series set in Roman Britain

Second in The Protector series, contemporary British thrillers from Anthony Riches, featuring close protection officer Mickey Bale. Blackmailed by MI5 into spying on the client he's been hired to protect, Mickey is pushed to his limits by this new double-agent status.

The fifth book in the Empire sequence (following The Leopard Sword) takes centurion Marcus to Dacia, to save the empire's best gold mines from an unexpected enemy. Praised by authors as varied as Conn Igguleden, Ben Kane and Manda Scott, Empire is set in the 180s against the background of the Roman Empire in a time of unrest.

The masterful fourteenth instalment in the gripping Empire series by Sunday Times bestseller Anthony Riches.

The ninth novel in the thrilling Empire sequence leads Centurion Marcus Aquila and the Tungrians to the site of one of Rome's most disastrous defeats.

The eleventh novel in Anthony Riches' bestselling Empire series takes Marcus Aquila and his most trusted allies to Egypt.

With his compelling Centurions trilogy complete, Anthony Riches returns to his bestselling Empire sequence of novels with his storytelling skills polished to perfection. Set in the second century AD, The Scorpion's Strike continues the story of Marcus Aquila's fight for justice for a family ripped asunder by imperial assassins. Still seeking revenge, Marcus finds himself thrown back into the heart of the chaos that is shaking the Roman Empire to its roots. Fresh from their close escape from imperial betrayal in the German forest, Marcus and the Tungrians are ordered to Gaul, where an outlaw called Maturnus is wreaking havoc. Havoc that may be more than mere banditry, as deserters and freed slaves flock to his cause: rebellion is in the air for the first time in a generation. And if escape from Rome's memories is a relief for the young centurion, he soon discovers that danger has followed him west to Gaul. The expedition is led by Praetorians whom he has every cause to hate. And to fear, if they should discover who he really is. 'A masterclass in military historical fiction' Sunday Express on Retribution

The fourth book in the Empire sequence (following Fortress of Spears) takes centurion Marcus to Germania Inferior - and to Tungrorum, home of his auxiliary legion. Praised by authors as varied as Conn Igguleden, Ben Kane and Manda Scott, Empire is set in the 180s against the background of the Roman Empire in a time of unrest.

The author of the bestselling Empire sequence begins a new epic set against a dark episode in the history of Imperial Rome: the revolt of the Batavi in the Year of the Four Emperors.

Sie bewachen die Goldkammer des römischen Reiches – und bei Gold hört bekanntlich jede Freundschaft auf. Zenturio Marcus Aquila und seine Kohorte Tungrier werden in die nordöstlichste Ecke des römischen Reiches entsandt, um die Minen von Alburnus Major zu beschützen. Denn hier wird genug Gold gefördert, um eine ganze Legion zu unterhalten – oder eine Rebellenarmee aus dem Boden zu stampfen. Und genau das plant der Stamm der marodierenden Sarmatae, der die Provinz bedroht. Doch Marcus Aquila weiß, dass die sarmatische Horde sein geringstes Problem ist. Denn wenn es um solche Reichtümer geht, kann er niemandem trauen. Werden die Tungrier an seiner Seite bis zum Tod kämpfen, um die Ehre des Reiches zu retten? Oder werden sie den Zenturio verraten? Die Imperium-Saga bei Blanvalet: 1. Die Ehre der Legion 2. Schwerter des Zorns 3. Die Festung der tausend Speere 4. Aufstand der Barbaren 5. Das Gold der Wölfe (Die Romane sind einzeln lesbar)

Auf der Jagd nach dem legendären goldenen Adler riskiert Zenturio Marcus Aquila alles … Kaum sind Zenturio Marcus Aquila und seine Kohorte Tungrier vom dakischen Feldzug nach Britannien zurückgekehrt, finden sie die Nordgrenze des Römischen Reiches im Chaos vor. Die am Antoninuswall stationierten Legionen sind durch die Angriffe der feindlichen Kelten stark geschwächt worden, die Festungen drohen zu fallen. Nur Marcus und seinen Soldaten ist es deshalb zuzutrauen, die gefährlichste aller kaiserlichen Missionen zu bestreiten: Ein wichtiges Symbol soll im Land der Barbaren geborgen und zurückgebracht werden – die goldene Adlerstandarte der Sechsten Legion! Doch in der unwegsamen Wildnis des Nordens lauern viele Gefahren. Werden Marcus Aquila und seine tapferen Männer es schaffen, unbeschadet aus dem Reich des Feindes zurückzukehren? Die Imperium-Saga bei Blanvalet: 1. Die Ehre der Legion 2. Schwerter des Zorns 3. Die Festung der tausend Speere 4. Aufstand der Barbaren 5. Das Gold der Wölfe 6. Die Vergeltung des Adlers (Die Romane sind einzeln lesbar)

»Anthony Riches ist ein Meister seines Genres!« The Times Die römischen Legionen haben die britannischen Barbarenhorden von Häuptling Calgus vernichtend geschlagen. Doch zuvor konnte Calgus den römischen Befehlshaber erschlagen und fliehen. Marcus Valerius, genannt Zwei-Klingen, folgt dem Häuptling, um den Tod seines Freundes zu rächen. Dabei ahnt er nicht, dass er selbst gejagt wird. Der Vater eines Verräters, den Marcus Valerius getötet hat, sinnt auf Rache und hat ihm Meuchelmörder hinterhergesandt. Tief im Feindesland treffen Jäger und Gejagte endlich aufeinander. Ein Kampf um Leben und Tod beginnt ...