The Scorpions Strike Empire X, Anthony Riches
The Scorpions Strike Empire X, Anthony Riches
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The Scorpion's Strike: Empire X

Author: Anthony Riches

Narrator: Saul Reichlin

Unabridged: 14 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/18/2019


Synopsis

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.

(P)2019 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

This truly captivating book is the 10th volume of the "Empire" series, featuring Marcus Valerius Aquila (Corvus), from the ,in my view, great historical author called, Anthony Riches. Once again the historical details concerning this period of history are very well researched and explained in the His......more

Goodreads review by Kate

Anthony Riches is a fantastic author, one of my very favourites and his Empire series featuring aristocrat turned gladiator and centurion Marcus Valerius Aquila is one I wouldn't be without. Commodus is emperor and, not surprisingly, he has enemies in every direction. Marcus and his cohort of Tungri......more

Goodreads review by Pete

Well done! I enjoyed this latest book in this series. Great ending, to me the characters continue to make this series great. I am a big reader of of Roman Legion stories.......more


Quotes

Praise for Anthony Riches :

A masterclass in military historical fiction Sunday Express

A master of the genre The Times

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 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.