Retribution The Centurions III, Anthony Riches
Retribution The Centurions III, Anthony Riches
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Retribution: The Centurions III

Author: Anthony Riches

Series: Centurions

Narrator: Mark Noble

Unabridged: 15 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/19/2018


Synopsis

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

'A masterclass in military historical fiction' - Sunday Express

Victory is in sight for Kivilaz and his Batavi army. The Roman army clings desperately to its remaining fortresses along the Rhine, its legions riven by dissent and mutiny, and once-loyal allies of Rome are beginning to imagine the unimaginable: freedom from the rulers who have dominated them since the time of Caesar.

The four centurions - two Batavi and two Roman, men who were once comrades in arms - must find their destiny in a maze of loyalties and threats, as the blood tide of war ebbs and flows across Germania and Gaul.

For Rome does not give up its territory lightly. And a new emperor knows that he cannot tolerate any threat to his undisputed power. It can only be a matter of time before Vespasian sends his legions north to exact the empire's retribution.

(P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited

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 May 08, 2018

This fascinating book is the 3rd and final volume of "The Centurions" trilogy by the author Anthony Riches. It's an absolute superb read, because it will keep the reader fully captivated from start to finish. The historical details concerning this story are very well researched and documented within t......more

Goodreads review by Kate on March 28, 2018

An outstanding close to a brilliant trilogy about the Batavi Revolt - by this stage we're heavily invested in characters on both sides and the way that this plays out is compelling and hugely involving. I think this book may be the finest that Anthony Riches has written to date. Review to follow sho......more

Goodreads review by Robin on April 03, 2018

Review Book Three of Anthony Riches brilliant new series, with any trilogy the expectation is clear….. can he finish it with style and energy or will it be a damp squib of an ending? Was the result ever in doubt? I’ve not read a book yet by Anthony Riches that was anything but a thrill ride and Retrib......more

Goodreads review by Richard on January 08, 2019

Great book In this last book of the series we see the Batavian rebellion come to a close. The battles were amazing and the ending was out of left field. A great series for everyone to read.......more

Goodreads review by Bill on December 29, 2019

Having run out of Simon Scarrow novels to read I found this series, which has turned out to be very good.......more


Quotes

Praise for Anthony Riches :

This thrilling, insightful and compelling trilogy [...] is a masterclass in military historical fiction and
demonstrates how the trauma of war affected the ordinary Roman soldier. Sunday Express

This is 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.

A master of the genre The Times

A damn fine read . . . fast-paced, action-packed.

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.

Riches highlights the chaos and fragility of an empire without an emperor . . . dense, complicated and rewarding. The Times