Clash of Legions, Anthony Riches
Clash of Legions, Anthony Riches
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Clash of Legions
An utterly gripping historical adventure from SUNDAY TIMES bestseller Anthony Riches

Author: Anthony Riches

Narrator: Damian Lynch

Unabridged: 10 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/11/2024


Synopsis

Two emperors - one must fall

Marcus Aquila and his patron Rutlius Scaurus have fought a superior enemy force to a standstill in Thracia, gaining the favour of the gods but paying a grievous cost in their family's blood.
Battle-weary and mourning their losses, they are tasked with rooting out a spy ring operating in the lands into which their imperial master Severus's armies are advancing.

Hunting down informers operating under the skilled and ruthless command of their sworn enemy Sartorius, spymaster to the usurper Niger, will not be easy. But the potential to turn his intelligence network, and thereby deceive and distract the enemy, might land a war-winning blow on the army of the east.

The quest to find and subvert their foes' informers will place the two friends at great risk, with torture and death the price of any mistake. While success will put them in the front rank of a bitter battle against battle hardened legions, hungry for revenge, in a bloody struggle to determine the fate of Asia's loyalty.

And Scaurus is a man with a powerful threat still hanging over him, a curse imploring the gods to fell him at the very moment of his greatest victory.

'A master of the genre' The Times

About Anthony Riches

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


Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens on November 07, 2024

**Read 3.5 STARS!** This straightforward historical roman novel is the 14th volume of the otherwise very enjoyable "Empire" series. At the front of the book you'll find a well-drawn map of the "War in Asia" in AD193, as featured in this book. At the end of the book you'll notice a Historical Note, wher......more

Goodreads review by Terry on September 01, 2024

3.5 As with a lot of historical fiction, this story was heavily weighted into the final third. This unfortunately meant at times this book wasn't overly exciting and I was desperate to see some action. This series does have brilliant characters and that carried the book through. In particular the doub......more

Goodreads review by Dimitri on March 13, 2024

Reminded me of the older Empire Books (in the best ways) The character work was brilliant, and, at least to my mind, had many callbacks to the earlier books in the series. The comradery and bonhomie of the characters is as endearing as ever, and the tension in the final battle ratchets up brilliantly......more

Goodreads review by Innes Hill on February 25, 2024

Battles so real you smell the blood I was genuinely concerned, having followed Marcus since Wounds of Honour that once revenge had been had any subsequent tales would suffer. Delighted to be proved wrong, the Scaurus familia leap back into another fantastic story.......more

Goodreads review by John E. Wetsel, Jr. on January 27, 2025

A page turning way to step into the Roman Army. The character development is fantastic and it's a great way to learn history.......more


Quotes

Praise for Anthony Riches . . .

. . . a gripping narrative full of breath-taking action, unforgettable characters, and dazzling twists and turns Peter Tonkin, Aspects of History

A masterclass in military historical fiction. Sunday Express, on Retribution

A master of the genre. Antonia Senior, 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

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 Scott