2nd Century
Empire IX: Altar of Blood
The ninth book in Riches’ highly acclaimed Empire sequence, Altar of Blood takes the protagonists, centurion Marcus Aquila and supporting…
Vita Brevis
Gaius Ruso, Roman medical officer and reluctant investigator of murders, is back for the seventh installment of the delightful Medicus…
The Ides of June: A Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain
In Glevum (modern Gloucester, England) on the 13th of June in 193 AD, a messenger arrives at the roundhouse of…
Praetorian: The Great Game
Editors' choice
Truly excellent historical fiction takes the reader by the scruff of the neck and yanks him or her back to…
South of Burnt Rocks West of the Moon
The ultimate defeat and destruction of the city of Carthage in the wake of the Third Punic War against the…
Empire: Thunder of the Gods
Thunder of the Gods is the eighth book in Riches’ Empire series, taking the hero, Marcus Aquila, and supporting cast…
Lady of the Eternal City
Editors' choice
Kate Quinn’s masterful talents in portraying the ancient world have culminated in this fourth and final installment of the Empress…
Total War Rome: Destroy Carthage
Carthago delenda est, Carthage must be destroyed. These words resound throughout this novel of Scipio Aemilianus, adopted grandson of the…
The Inner Sea: A Novel of the Year 100
Imagine yourself back in the world of Europe and the Middle East in the year 100. Jesus Christ has been…
Empire: The Emperor’s Knives
The Emperor’s Knives is the latest in Anthony Riches’ Empire series, set in AD 184. It takes the hero of…
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