War at the Edge of the World: Twilight of Empire: Book One - Softcover

Ross, Ian James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1468313053 ISBN 13: 9781468313055

Publisher: The Overlook Press, 2016

Synopsis

Once a soldier in an elite legion from the Danube, newly promoted centurion Aurelius Castus now finds himself stuck in Britain’s provincial backwater. But when the king of the Picts, the savages beyond Hadrian’s Wall, dies under mysterious circumstances, Castus is selected to command the bodyguard of a Roman envoy sent to negotiate with the barbarians. What starts as a simple diplomatic mission ends in bloody tragedy, and soon Castus and his men are fighting for their lives―and it isn’t long before the legionnaire discovers that nothing about his doomed mission was ever what it seemed. The first book in Ian James Ross’s Twilight of Empire series, War at the Edge of the World is an exciting debut from an author as gifted at telling a story as he is at bringing the Late Roman Empire to life.

About this title

About the Author

Ian James Ross renewed his love for ancient history, specifically the late antiquity period, during his yearlong stint as an English language teacher in Italy. He has been researching and writing about the
later Roman world and its army for over a decade. He made his fictional debut with the Twilight of Empire series, which includes War at the Edge of the World, Swords Around the Throne, and
Battle for Rome.

Edition details

• Publisher: The Overlook Press
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1468313053
• ISBN 13: 9781468313055
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400