Vengeance Empire XII, Anthony Riches
Vengeance Empire XII, Anthony Riches
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Vengeance: Empire XII

Author: Anthony Riches

Narrator: Saul Reichlin

Unabridged: 12 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/11/2021

Synopsis

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 . . .

(P) 2021 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 February 23, 2022

**Should Read as 4.5 Stars!** This very eventful historical Roman adventure is the 12th volume of the wonderful "Empire" series. At the beginning of the book you'll find two well-drawn maps of Rome in AD192, while at the back you'll notice a well documented Historical Note followed by a Roman Army as......more

Goodreads review by Terry on April 24, 2023

This series is normally one of my favourites and mainly its because of the cast of characters we have grown to love and cheer for over 12 books. I loved the first half of this book. Marcus doing his thing, and I was completely invested. However the second half was more political intrigue inside Rome.......more

Goodreads review by Kate on December 01, 2021

I love this series! This is one of my favourites in it - the demise of the insane gladiator emperor Commodus. review to follow shortly on For Winter Nights.......more

Goodreads review by Pete on January 13, 2023

Good book!! I enjoyed this 12th book in the series. It got a bit wordy sometimes, but enjoyed the banter between the friends of Marcus. I will look forward to reading the 13th in the series.......more

Goodreads review by Elliott on October 20, 2023

To avoid spoilers, this book considers the circumstances surrounding the death of the Emperor Commodus and the beginning of the Year of the Five Emperors. Commodus provides another thread linking the books together and, as one may imagine, the death of the emperor of the world provides the culminati......more

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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

A masterclass in military historical fiction Sunday Express

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

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

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