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Empire Series Book 1: Wounds of Honour

AuthorAnthony Riches

NarratorSaul Reichlin

SeriesEmpire, Book 1

Duration13h 32m

CategoriesAdult Fiction, Historical Novels

PublisherHodder & Stoughton

VersionUnabridged

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Thrilling, authentic, and action packed, this novel introduces soldier hero Marcus Valerius: a centurion stationed on Hadrian's Wall in the second century during a revolt against the Roman Empire. Marcus Valerius Aquila has scarcely landed in Britannia when he has to run for his life - condemned to dishonorable death by power-crazed emperor Commodus. The plan is to take a new name, serve in an obscure regiment on Hadrian's Wall, and lie low until he can hope for justice. Then a rebel army sweeps down from the wastes north of the wall, and Marcus has to prove he's hard enough to lead a century in the front line of a brutal, violent war.

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