Return of the Eagles

Mark L. Richards’s Legions of the Forest painstakingly crafted the world of AD 9 under the Roman Empire. He invites you back to ancient Europe in his sequel, Return of the Eagles.

In the Teutoburg Forest, three Roman legions are ambushed and killed under the orders of Arminius, the leader of a united confederation of German tribes. It is a political disaster for Rome and a personal one for Tribune Valerius Maximus and Centurion Marcellus Veronus, two of the few survivors of the attack. Both are given an opportunity to take their revenge on the barbarians.

It’s an opportunity given by Germanicus Caesar, a rising star of the empire and nephew to Emperor Tiberius. As Germanicus begins raising an army, Valerius immerses himself in the German language and customs, and Marcellus trains soldiers in the ways of their enemies. While Valerius and Marcellus understand the ambush tactics of their adversaries, many of the army’s senior leadership underestimate the barbarian tribes.

Valerius and Marcellus are not the same men they were in Legions of the Forest. Will their newfound experience, strength, and spirit be enough to lead Rome to victory? Or will they once again fall prey to the German barbarians?

Mark L. Richards graduated from Pennsylvania Military College, now Widener University, and served in the US Army as an infantry officer.

Richards worked in the health care field and served as the chief financial officer of a large academic health center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has since retired.

Richards combined his own military knowledge with his passion for Roman antiquity to write Legions of the Forest. He is pleased to present its sequel, Return of the Eagles. For more information, please contact him at legions9ad@aol.com.

Richards lives in West Chester, Pennsylvania, with his wife, Margaret. He has two daughters and five grandchildren.