Fortress of Spears: Empire III
On sale
28th April 2011
Price: £9.99
‘Impressive to an astounding extent’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
‘Impossible to put down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
‘A fascinating story: authentic, action-packed and full of humour’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
‘The bone crunching, blood letting and all our fury of ancient warfare is brought vividly to life’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
‘Totally enthralling’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
‘A damn fine read’ Ben Kane
THE ROMAN ARMY HAS VANQUISHED THE REBEL TRIBES’ ALLIANCE IN NORTH BRITANNIA.
THE SURVIVORS LIE IN WAIT, PLOTTING REVENGE . . .
But the new Roman leader will not let them rest. He forms an audacious plan to capture the Selgovaes’ fortress of spears, and return it to the hands of a trusted ally.
Marcus Aquila – burning for revenge on an enemy army that slaughtered one of his best friends – is part of the select group of infantry chosen to go north and take the fort before the rebel army can reach it.
But he is just a few days ahead of two of the emperor’s agents, sent from Rome to kill him. Pitiless assassins who will stop at nothing to silence him, one and for all.
A pulse-pounding adventure from one of the biggest names in historical adventure fiction, to delight fans of Bernard Cornwell, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden.
‘Impossible to put down’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
‘A fascinating story: authentic, action-packed and full of humour’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
‘The bone crunching, blood letting and all our fury of ancient warfare is brought vividly to life’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
‘Totally enthralling’ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review
‘A damn fine read’ Ben Kane
THE ROMAN ARMY HAS VANQUISHED THE REBEL TRIBES’ ALLIANCE IN NORTH BRITANNIA.
THE SURVIVORS LIE IN WAIT, PLOTTING REVENGE . . .
But the new Roman leader will not let them rest. He forms an audacious plan to capture the Selgovaes’ fortress of spears, and return it to the hands of a trusted ally.
Marcus Aquila – burning for revenge on an enemy army that slaughtered one of his best friends – is part of the select group of infantry chosen to go north and take the fort before the rebel army can reach it.
But he is just a few days ahead of two of the emperor’s agents, sent from Rome to kill him. Pitiless assassins who will stop at nothing to silence him, one and for all.
A pulse-pounding adventure from one of the biggest names in historical adventure fiction, to delight fans of Bernard Cornwell, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden.
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Reviews
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.
