by Anthony Riches (Author)
Marcus Valerius Aquila has scarcely landed in Britannia when he has to run for his life - condemned to dishonorable death by power-crazed emperor Commodus. The plan is to take a new name, serve in an obscure regiment on Hadrian's Wall and lie low until he can hope for justice. Then a rebel army sweeps down from the wastes north of the Wall, and Marcus has to prove he's hard enough to lead a century in the front line of a brutal, violent war.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Published: 04 Mar 2010
ISBN 10: 034099858X
ISBN 13: 9780340998588
Book Overview: Thrilling, authentic and action-packed, this novel introduces a new soldier hero: a centurion stationed on Hadrian's Wall in the second century during a revolt against the Roman Empire.
Anthony Riches began his lifelong interest in war and soldiers when he first heard his father's stories about World War II. This led to a degree in Military Studies at Manchester University. He began writing the story that would become Wounds of Honour after a visit to Housesteads Roman fort in 1996. He lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and three children.