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Thunder of the Gods: Empire VIII

Empire, Book 8

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Thunder of the Gods: Empire VIII

By: Anthony Riches
Narrated by: Saul Reichlin
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The eighth book in the Empire sequence takes Centurion Marcus Aquila and his Tungrian legion on a dangerous mission to the heart of the Parthian empire
With Rome no longer safe Marcus and the Tungrians are ordered east, to the desolate border lands where Rome and Parthia have vied for supremacy for centuries.
Ordered to relieve the siege of an isolated fortress, their task is doomed to bloody failure unless they can turn the disaffected Third Legion into a fighting force capable of resisting the terrifying Parthian cataphracts.
And Marcus must travel to the enemy capital Ctesiphon on a desperate mission, the only man who can persuade th King of Kings to halt a war that threatens the humiliation of the empire and the slaughter of his friends.

(P)2015 Hodder & Stoughton©2015 Anthony Riches Action & Adventure Ancient Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Military Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction Exciting Royalty Rome
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Great story by A.R. and superb narration by Saul Reichlin. He really does his research.

Anthony Riches at his best.

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A rival to the Macro & Cato series by Simon Scarrow. Looking forward to the next one!

Another excellent book in the series

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My breath was held as new tribune Vaurus went into battle ,twice, brilliantly told expertly written, another fantastic book in the series, with hordes of eastern warriors.

In the east

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Another great book in the series. Wonderful characters and so descriptive in the telling. A truly excellent series this is. The narrator too is tops! 5 stars from me.

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Another in the series which has become addictive, well read and good mix of characters.

Great

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