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Retribution: The Centurions III

By: Anthony Riches
Narrated by: Mark Noble
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The action-filled climax of the epic story of the Batavi uprising in AD 69, from the author of the bestselling Empire series.

'A masterclass in military historical fiction' - Sunday Express

Victory is in sight for Kivilaz and his Batavi army. The Roman army clings desperately to its remaining fortresses along the Rhine, its legions riven by dissent and mutiny, and once-loyal allies of Rome are beginning to imagine the unimaginable: freedom from the rulers who have dominated them since the time of Caesar.

The four centurions - two Batavi and two Roman, men who were once comrades in arms - must find their destiny in a maze of loyalties and threats, as the blood tide of war ebbs and flows across Germania and Gaul.

For Rome does not give up its territory lightly. And a new emperor knows that he cannot tolerate any threat to his undisputed power. It can only be a matter of time before Vespasian sends his legions north to exact the empire's retribution.

(P)2018 Hodder & Stoughton Limited©2018 Anthony Riches Action & Adventure Ancient Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction Military War Rome
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Praise for Anthony Riches
This thrilling, insightful and compelling trilogy [...] is a masterclass in military historical fiction and
demonstrates how the trauma of war affected the ordinary Roman soldier.
This is fast-paced and gripping "read-through-the-night" fiction, with marvellous characters and occasional moments of dark humour. Some authors are better historians than they are storytellers. Anthony Riches is brilliant at both. (Conn Iggulden)
A master of the genre
A damn fine read . . . fast-paced, action-packed. (Ben Kane)
Stands head and shoulders above a crowded field . . . . real, live characters act out their battles on the northern borders with an accuracy of detail and depth of raw emotion that is a rare combination. (Manda Scott)
Riches highlights the chaos and fragility of an empire without an emperor . . . dense, complicated and rewarding.
All stars
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Anthony Richies is fast becoming one of the best authors in historical fiction. not only is the book well researched with description of life in the period, attention to the background geography, uniforms etc, but so many characters are given life (Thanks to mark noble) a studio cast director would have nightmares. I have thourghly enjoyed the trilogy ,and....
empire ten is next!!

excellent

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Many thanks for another enjoyable listen. This was an absorbing story about a period often mentioned that I have mostly ignorant about. The story was well paced with three dimensional characters that I felt invested in.

Detailed well paced plot

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I liked the series of books. Kept me engrosed. The plot at times was a little confusing, overall a very good read.

Good Series

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Crap character outlines accents no drama vocally thoughtless lumpy exposition line by line crap money back now you fart heads

Why did either of you bother? Utter cobblers

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