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<p><b>'Brutal, audacious, and fast-paced' - Anthony Riches, author of bestselling <i>Empire</i> series<br></b><br><b>'Every page is drenched with the soldier's experience' - Giles Kristian</b> <p><b>Former soldier Geraint Jones delivers a visceral historical fiction epic that captures the essence of the men fighting for the blood-stained legions on the fringes of the Roman Empire.<br></b><br>In the wake of a brutal massacre, the battle-hardened legionary Felix is taken as a slave to a traitorous Roman's German army: a force hellbent on tearing apart the Empire. <p>As legion after legion falls, it's up to Felix and his shackled comrades to escape captivity and starvation, and to lead the defence of a lone fort against an insurgent force that has destroyed all in its path. because if their last stand fails then Rome itself could be next...</p>