1st Century
Defender of Rome
Editors' choice
Gaius Valerius Verrens returns to Rome from the campaigns against the Britons a changed man. He is a Hero of…
Rome: The Coming of the King
Sebastos Pantera, spy for the Emperor Nero, is hunting Saulos, a dangerous and ruthless adversary. After his failure to burn…
The Way
In a debut certain to spark conversation, Kristen Wolf takes the story of Christianity and spins it in an entirely…
Petra: City of Stone
Our story begins with Julian suffering deep anguish because he has been unable to prevent the death of his fiancée,…
Roma Victrix
This is the second novel of a trilogy, following on from Gladiatrix (HNR 49, pp. 9-10). Lysandra, brought up in…
Vespasian: Tribune of Rome
At the age of 16, Vespasian leaves the family home along with his brother, Sabinus, to journey to Rome with…
The Golden Cockerel: A New Odyssey
Kenneth Allen’s subtitle could also read A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Quest. Tongue-in-cheek, The Golden Cockerel…
The Good Thief
“But you’re talking about killing a man, Dismas!” Barry Connolly’s first novel focuses on the futility of revenge. After years…
Daughters of Rome
In 69 A.D., one of the most tumultuous years in the history of Rome, four women of the Cornelii family…
The Damascus Way
This third book in the Acts of Faith series continues the story of the fledging church and the group of…
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