2nd Century
The Price of Freedom
In AD 193 in Glevum (present-day Gloucester) in Britannia, Libertus, a mosaicist, is dining with Septimus, the senior magistrate at…
The Last Hour
Harry Sidebottom takes up his sword for a seventh time in his Warrior of Rome series with his new novel,…
Arrius Volume 1: Sacramentum (Oath)
Arrius is a Roman soldier who, throughout his distinguished career, has been dedicated to the aims and ideals of the…
Druid’s Portal: The First Journey
Janet, an archaeologist, is drawn into danger when a hooded man stealing artifacts from a Newcastle museum drops a pendant…
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…
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