The Leopard Sword: Empire IV

'A master of the genre' THE TIMES
The fourth book in the Empire sequence (following Fortress of Spears) takes centurion Marcus to Germania Inferior - and to Tungrorum, home of his auxiliary legion. Praised by authors as varied as Conn Igguleden, Ben Kane and Manda Scott, Empire is set in the 180s against the background of the Roman Empire in a time of unrest.

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Britannia has been subdued - and an epic new chapter in Marcus Valerius Aquila's life is about to begin.

'Another superb read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Reader review
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'Fourth in number, first in preference!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Reader review
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'I just can't put this wonderful series down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Reader review

'This is fast-paced, gripping, 'read-through-the-night' fiction' Conn Iggulden

The murderous Roman agents who nearly captured Marcus Aquila have been defeated. But to protect his saviours, Marcus must lead his men far away, from Hadrian's Wall to the Tungrians' original home in Germania Inferior.

There he finds a very different world from the turbulent British frontier - one with its own dangers. Tungrorum, a city brought low by the plague that has swept through the empire, is now threatened by an outbreak of violent robbery.

The criminals are led by the bandit chieftain Obduro, his true identity unknown. Obduro's sword - sharper, stronger and more deadly than any known to the Roman army - is the lethal symbol of his unstoppable power.

But now he has moved beyond mere theft and his avarice threatens to destabilize the whole northern frontier of the empire .

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