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AD 63. Under Emperor Nero’s volatile rule, Rome teeters on the edge of chaos. Appointed to command the Urban Cohorts, Cato brings in Macro as his right hand, and together they must face riots, conspiracies and a ruler who brooks no defiance.

Berlin, 1940. As war looms in the west, Schenke battles to keep criminals in check while hiding a relationship with a Jewish woman. When gangland killings intersect with Nazi corruption, he becomes a target for both street thugs and powerful officials.

In the aftermath of Boudica’s defeat, scattered rebel bands and a captured legionary eagle keep Britannia simmering. Consumed by grief for his mother, Macro joins Cato in a ruthless hunt for the queen and the lost standard to restore Roman honour.

Collecting the Caratacus novellas, this volume follows the British leader from clever youth at a druid school through years of war against Rome to exile in the capital. It’s the full arc of a man fighting for his people against an unstoppable empire.

Boudica’s uprising has exploded across Britannia, leaving Roman towns in ruins. Cato rides with Governor Suetonius toward threatened Londinium, unsure whether his friend Macro has survived earlier massacres, while the fate of the entire province hangs in the balance.

As Rome’s legions advance, Caratacus rises from prince to high king, trying to unite fractious tribes against an overwhelming enemy. Victories, defeats and bitter compromises shape his path toward the fate that will eventually bring him to Rome itself.

In the frozen Berlin winter of 1940, SS doctor Manfred Schmesler is found dead in an apparent suicide. His widow and Inspector Horst Schenke doubt the verdict, and Schenke’s investigation uncovers links to a sinister clinic and a terrifying secret.

Caratacus, now a seasoned war leader, forges a brotherhood of warriors bound by oath rather than blood. Internal rivalries, tribal politics and the looming presence of Rome test their unity as they prepare for the wider struggle to come.

After years of training, Caratacus is summoned home to a kingdom squeezed between Rome and hostile neighbours. As succession disputes and Roman interference threaten his people, he leads his first real campaign and discovers how fragile power can be.

At a banquet in AD 61 Rome, an ambitious historian meets Caratacus, once a high king in Britain and now an exile. As Caratacus begins to tell his story, the narrative shifts back to his youth as a sharp‑witted prince sent to train with the druids.

Young Prince Caratacus arrives at a remote druid sanctuary in the wild west of Britannia. Enduring harsh rites, brutal combat drills and a vicious bully among the novices, he learns hard lessons about courage, loyalty and the hidden power of his teachers.

AD 60. In Britannia, tensions between Roman rule and native tribes erupt into open revolt. As Governor Suetonius prepares to confront Boudica, Macro and Cato face ruthless enemies at court and on the ground, fighting to hold the province together.

By AD 59, Cato serves as prefect of the Praetorian Guard while Macro tries to build a quieter life with his family. When threats against Nero’s regime and against Macro’s new home converge, the two veterans must once more fight to defend their honour.

After a failed eastern campaign, Cato and Macro return to a chilly reception in Rome. When Nero banishes his mistress to Sardinia, Cato is ordered to escort her to exile, only to find a plague‑ridden island racked by unrest and brewing insurgency.

This full‑length novel follows Telemachus from hungry street kid to feared pirate captain in AD 25. Forced into Bulla’s crew, he rises through the ranks while plotting to rescue his brother, all under relentless pursuit from Rome’s ruthless naval commander.

Berlin, December 1939. As blackout plunges the city into nightly darkness, Criminal Inspector Horst Schenke hunts a killer stalking women on the streets and trains. Distrusted for refusing to join the Party, he must solve the case while watching his own back.

Garrisoned on the eastern frontier, Cato and Macro prepare for war with Parthia while rumours swirl of a traitor inside Rome’s forces. As tensions rise and armies gather, they race to uncover the saboteur before he destroys their legion from within.

Pirate captains from across the region gather under Telemachus’s banner to hear his audacious plan to strike back at Rome. Distrusted by older raiders and hunted by Prefect Canis, he must unite cut‑throat rivals long enough to challenge the imperial fleet.

Now a captive recruit on pirate captain Bulla’s ship, Telemachus endures savage initiation rites and vicious rivalries. As the crew hunts rich targets in the Adriatic, he clings to his plan to earn enough gold to buy his enslaved brother’s freedom.

Young Telemachus escapes the slums of Piraeus by joining the crew of the merchant ship Selene. When pirates strike under the dreaded black flag, he must choose between death and a brutal new life among men who live by plunder.

Rome’s navy tightens its grip on the pirate‑infested seas, leaving Telemachus’s crew battered and on the run. To survive, he must risk everything on daring raids and uneasy alliances, knowing that one mistake could doom his men.

FBI Special Agent Rose Blake investigates a man found dead in a locked room, apparently killed by impossible means. When more bodies appear with the same chilling signature, she realises a technologically savvy killer is staging murders like a deadly game.

Promoted to command a small vessel, Telemachus and his friend Geras prowl thinly guarded trade routes. Short on supplies and facing mutiny, he suspects a rival captain of sabotage even as Roman patrols close in on the pirate hunting grounds.

In AD 55, the Parthian Empire ousts Rome’s client king in Armenia. General Corbulo calls on Cato, Macro and their Praetorian cohort to restore him, marching into unfamiliar mountains where unreliable allies, harsh weather and a watchful enemy test them to the limit.

Pavo’s long quest for vengeance reaches its climax as he faces Hermes, the undefeated gladiator who killed his father. With Rome’s elite watching and plots swirling around the games, victory could free him—or drag him and Macro down for good.

With Emperor Claudius dead and Nero on the throne, Rome is a nest of plots. As Praetorian officers, Cato and Macro are courted by rival factions backing Nero or Britannicus, forced into a deadly political game they would rather avoid.

AD 54. In turbulent Hispania, Macro and Cato serve under the ambitious general Vitellius, sent to crush rebellion in harsh country. Between feuding tribes, treacherous terrain and intrigues at Claudius’s court, they must survive a campaign where no one can be trusted.

The final Invader novella finds Figulus leading a last, desperate operation to crush the British resistance. Trapped far from support, he faces an impossible decision over who must be left behind, and what he is prepared to sacrifice for Rome.

Roman Britain seethes with unrest as Figulus and a small detachment are ordered deep into enemy territory to shore up a wavering client king. Surrounded by hostile tribes and ruthless druids, he must use every skill he has simply to get his men home.

Pulled from front‑line duty, Figulus is sent on a covert mission as an unofficial imperial agent. Navigating suspicious chieftains, druid spies and jealous Roman officials, he must expose a plot against the occupation before it ignites open revolt.

On the Greek island of Lefkas, three friends—German visitor Peter and locals Andreas and Eleni—enjoy an idyllic summer in 1938. War scatters them, and years later they meet again on opposite sides of the occupation, where love, loyalty and betrayal collide.

AD 52. Sent to smash a druid stronghold in the western hills, Cato leads an invasion into brutal winter weather while Macro, wounded, holds a vulnerable fort. As native forces vanish from local valleys, a devastating ambush begins to take shape.

Marcus has left the gladiator school but will not rest until he finds his mother. With friends at his side and a letter from Caesar demanding help, he returns to the estate where he once lived as a slave, confronting old horrors and new enemies.

In a vast factory ruled by a cruel, faceless boss, exhausted workers grind toward another joyless Christmas. One anonymous labourer reaches breaking point, and a simmering conflict between the tyrant and his workforce erupts into a confrontation that changes everything.

In the first Invader novella, Optio Horatius Figulus joins a picked unit attacking the Isle of Vectis, a supposed quick strike against British raiders. Driving wind, rough seas and ferocious resistance soon turn the landing into a fight for survival.

Charged with protecting a puppet king whose brutal reprisals ignite rebellion, Figulus watches loyalty to Rome collide with basic decency. As rumours of a druid assassin swirl, he faces a choice between blind obedience and his own conscience.

As Roman forces close in on Caratacus in the mountains of Britain, a traitor within the empire plots to sabotage the campaign and kill Macro and Cato. Unaware they are targets, the two officers hunt their elusive enemy while pursuing the rebel leader.

Figulus and his comrades are sent to support the installation of a new king in hostile territory. Harried by raiders, stalked by druids and undermined by tribal politics, they must hold their fragile alliance together or see the wider invasion unravel.

Roman Britain, AD 51. Cato and Macro are sent back to the island to lead a newly formed cavalry cohort into the wild hills of Wales. Facing Caratacus’s guerrilla fighters, hostile terrain and shaky allies, they must crush a growing native resistance.

Freed from slavery, Marcus is determined to find his kidnapped mother. Caesar orders him to help defeat the rebel slave leader Brixus, an old ally who shares Marcus’s dangerous secret, leaving the boy torn between friendship and obedience.

Condemned to a savage beast hunt and then a chaotic free‑for‑all in the arena, Pavo sees a final chance to strike at the men responsible for his father’s death. To grasp it, he and Macro must outfight rivals and outmanoeuvre imperial schemers.

Now a star fighter, Pavo arrives at the imperial gladiator school in Capua just as Macro takes over as lanista. As financial ruin and a brewing uprising threaten the school, teacher and pupil must survive political enemies and a bloody revolt in the arena.

This omnibus collects the Roman Arena novellas about Marcus Valerius Pavo. From terrified novice to hardened champion, he battles in training yards and great arenas while Macro struggles to keep him alive amid riots, court plots and demands for blood.

In 1565, the island of Malta braces for a massive Ottoman siege. Disgraced English veteran Sir Thomas Barrett joins the Knights of St John while secretly hunting a scroll that could threaten Queen Elizabeth’s rule, torn between duty, faith and survival.

Now part of Julius Caesar’s household, Marcus is sent undercover into Rome’s gang‑ridden streets. Tasked with infiltrating a violent crew and foiling a plot against Caesar, he must balance street smarts, loyalty and the constant risk of exposure.

Fresh from his first victory, Pavo’s next test is a showcase bout against legendary gladiator Decimus Cominius Denter. As Macro trains both men and unrest grows outside the arena, duty to Rome clashes with loyalty to a promising young fighter.

In AD 41, novice gladiator Marcus Valerius Pavo has one month to prepare for a duel to the death against the undefeated Gaul Britomaris. Trained by veteran soldier Macro, he fights not only for survival but for revenge for his murdered father.

Summoned to Rome, Macro and Cato are ordered to go undercover in the Praetorian Guard to expose a plot against Emperor Claudius. Surrounded by ambitious officers and old enemies, they must unmask conspirators before the emperor’s enemies strike.

When his centurion father is murdered and his mother sold into slavery, ten‑year‑old Marcus Cornelius Primus is thrown into a gladiator school. To survive, he must master brutal training, outwit bullies and hold tight to his dream of justice.

The final Revolution volume follows Napoleon and Wellington from 1809 to Waterloo. As Russia, Spain and political unrest sap French strength, Arthur’s army grows in confidence, leading both men toward a last, decisive clash in Belgium.

Pursuing their old enemy Ajax to Egypt, Macro and Cato are drawn into border tensions that threaten war. Torn between a personal vendetta and the need to save a vital province, they face battles on the Nile and plots in Alexandria.

Shipwrecked on Crete after a tidal wave, Macro and Cato find the island shattered and its slaves in open revolt. With Roman authority crumbling, they must rally survivors, face a ruthless gladiator leader and crush rebellion before it spreads.

Napoleon, now Emperor, wages war across Europe while Arthur Wellesley returns from India to new commands. From Trafalgar to campaigns in Denmark and Portugal, the novel charts rising empires, bloody setbacks and the tightening net around France.

Napoleon fights dazzling campaigns in Italy and Egypt while Arthur Wellesley battles in India. As victories mount, both men gain power, enemies and self‑belief, setting them on a collision course that will reshape Europe’s future.

On Rome’s eastern frontier, Macro and Cato command troops sent to rescue an allied king in Palmyra and confront a Parthian threat. Besieged, betrayed and marching through desert, they must outwit both rebels and an ambitious Roman governor.

This first Revolution novel traces the early years of Napoleon Bonaparte and Arthur Wellesley. From Corsica and provincial France to Ireland and India, two very different young officers begin the climb that will one day set them against each other.

Sent to Judaea to stiffen a neglected frontier, Macro and Cato find demoralised troops, corrupt commanders and a land on the brink of revolt. As zealot rebels and scheming officials collide, they must hold the line before the province explodes.

Recalled to Rome, Cato and Macro are ordered to hunt down a pirate fleet that has seized a set of mysterious scrolls vital to imperial security. Their pursuit across the Mediterranean pits them against ruthless raiders and deadly political rivals.

A disastrous battle in Britain lets the rebel leader Caratacus escape and brings shame on the Second Legion. Blamed for the failure, Macro and Cato face draconian punishment, then a desperate struggle to clear their names in enemy‑held territory.

Tasked with training two cohorts of Atrebatan warriors, Macro and Cato must turn tribal nobles into disciplined auxiliaries. When rebellion and betrayal erupt, their improvised force becomes the only shield between Rome’s allies and annihilation.

In winter AD 44, General Plautius’s wife and children are captured by a fanatical druid sect. Macro and Cato must infiltrate the enemy stronghold in hostile country, facing brutal weather, raiders and savage rituals to bring the hostages out alive.

As Roman legions push deeper into Britain, Macro and Cato battle fierce tribal armies while uncovering a plot to assassinate Emperor Claudius. To stop it, they must risk their lives and careers against powerful enemies inside their own command.

Cato, a former imperial slave, joins veteran centurion Macro in the tough Second Legion on the Rhine and during the invasion of Britain. A covert mission to recover a lost pay chest drags them into a conspiracy that threatens the emperor.