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Retribution: The Centurions III

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Retribution: The Centurions III
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Anthony Riches
SeriesThe Centurions
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:432
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 128
Category/GenreHistorical adventure
War and combat fiction
Historical fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9781473628830
ClassificationsDewey:823.92
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint Hodder Paperback
Publication Date 20 September 2018
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The action-filled climax of the epic story of the Batavi uprising in AD 69, from the author of the bestselling Empire series. **NOW FEATURING AN ADDITIONAL SHORT STORY** '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.

Author Biography

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 www.twitter.com/AnthonyRiches

Reviews

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