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  • Hodder Paperbacks
  • Hodder & Stoughton
  • Hodder & Stoughton
  • Hodder & Stoughton

Storm of War: Empire XIII

Anthony Riches

13 Reviews

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Historical mysteries, Thriller / suspense, Historical adventure, Historical fiction

Marcus Aquila and his allies spearhead a daring attack into enemy territory, as three generals claim to be the true Roman Emperor.

A new civil war has begun: with the emperor Pertinax's murder Marcus and his protector Scaurus have escaped Rome, seeking sanctuary for their familia in the East.

But they are soon pressed back into service by Septimus Severus, the ruthless commander who has seized the imperial capital and who holds the military balance of power over his two rivals.

Niger, the would-be emperor in the East, is on the march with six legions, and Scaurus's legion is ordered to Thrace as a sacrificial advance guard, tasked with delaying them. Whatever the cost . . .

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Praise for Storm of War: Empire XIII

  • its considerable strengths are all the more impressive because of it. . . . a gripping

  • Fast-paced and gripping "read-through-the-night' fiction with marvellous characters

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

  • narrative full of breath-taking action, unforgettable characters, and dazzling twists and

  • and occasional moments of dark humour. Some authors are better historians than they

  • turns - Aspects of History

  • emotion that is a rare combination. - -

  • River of Gold is the eleventh novel in Anthony Riches' best-selling Empire series and

  • A master of the genre. - The Times

  • Stands head and shoulders above a crowded field . . . real, live characters act out

  • A masterclass in military historical fiction. - Sunday Express, on Retribution

  • their battles on the northern borders with an accuracy of detail and depth of raw

  • are storytellers. Anthony Riches is brilliant at both. - -

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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.


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