07-17-2012, 03:23 AM
I would like to mention the publication of my new Late Roman novel at Amazon kindle:
The Nowhere Legion
It is two years after Julian, the last pagan emperor of Rome, has died in the disaster of his Persian invasion and the east of Rome now is in chaos. A usurper has appeared to challenge the rule of the emperor Valens while all along the frontiers of the empire, the Persians and the Saraceni are rising up in war and revolt. For one lonely legion, marching south from Damascus to a transit camp, these events conspire to lead it out into the hostile deserts and ruins deep in the lands of the Saraceni. There, it must garrison an abandoned fort far from home; a fort riddled with betrayal and in whose shadow lies the awful legacy of a dead emperor.
Follow the exploits of the men and officers of the Quinta Macedonica Legio as it makes a final stand far from empire and succour only to discover that the sands of the past run deep and no one is quite who he appears to be . . .
The novel, while set in a researched Late Roman period, also borrows heavily from the works of Rudyard Kipling and Robert Howard - which may seem an incongruous mix but does seem to work really rather well. On a personal note, RAT as a whole over the last year or so has allowed me to research and develop my writing and I have appreciated the wealth of knowledge and support from the community here!
If anyone here would like a free copy in PDF form, I can email one over - all I ask is an honest review at Amazon!
The Nowhere Legion
It is two years after Julian, the last pagan emperor of Rome, has died in the disaster of his Persian invasion and the east of Rome now is in chaos. A usurper has appeared to challenge the rule of the emperor Valens while all along the frontiers of the empire, the Persians and the Saraceni are rising up in war and revolt. For one lonely legion, marching south from Damascus to a transit camp, these events conspire to lead it out into the hostile deserts and ruins deep in the lands of the Saraceni. There, it must garrison an abandoned fort far from home; a fort riddled with betrayal and in whose shadow lies the awful legacy of a dead emperor.
Follow the exploits of the men and officers of the Quinta Macedonica Legio as it makes a final stand far from empire and succour only to discover that the sands of the past run deep and no one is quite who he appears to be . . .
The novel, while set in a researched Late Roman period, also borrows heavily from the works of Rudyard Kipling and Robert Howard - which may seem an incongruous mix but does seem to work really rather well. On a personal note, RAT as a whole over the last year or so has allowed me to research and develop my writing and I have appreciated the wealth of knowledge and support from the community here!
If anyone here would like a free copy in PDF form, I can email one over - all I ask is an honest review at Amazon!
Francis Hagan
The Barcarii
The Barcarii
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