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Nova Fines

An "Evening of Empire" Short Story

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Nova Fines

By: Leonard Gill
Narrated by: Mark L Everett
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Leo the Primus Pilus of the Third Britannorum Cohort under Stillicho receives his retirement papers and land grant to a small farm in Ad Fines Pannonia. He gets more than he bargained for and has to establish himself amid conflicts with the church, Roman officials and warring tribes in a fragmenting Empire in the borderlands between East and West.

The book traces his rise from retired veteran to independent warlord and the growth of his settlement in Ad Fines to become the town of Nova Fines with the help of his faithful comrades Antonius and Syagrius and the love of his life Dragana a Slav woman he rescues from slavery.

This is a short story based on characters first introduced in the Dark age novel "Evening of Empire" and seeks to explain to the listeners of the original novel what happened to them when they left Britannia.

©2025 Leonard Gill (P)2025 Leonard Gill Anthologies & Short Stories Historical Fiction Medieval Short Stories
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This has built on what Leonard has already written in his first two books. His writing style is becoming more episodic, which keeps you hooked.
What I like the most about this particular novel, is the parallels between the cowboy pioneer tales of North America and the frontier story of a retired Roman soldier making something from nothing. Replace the Red Indians with the Huns, and pistols for short swords, and you have a really exciting take on something that we don’t see much about in this genre.
If I could place this book, it would be something between BBC’s Rome series and the Yellowstone 1883.

Good Book and would recommend.

An Exciting Pioneer Story.

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A real gem of a novella building on the Evening of Empire debut. Same attention to detail as always from the author with a bit more grunt thrown into the story. A superb performance from the narrator bringing some real personality to the players. Really enjoyed it!

Fast paced action with excellent narration!

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