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Douglas Jackson

    Blood Roses
    Avenger of Rome
    Scourge of Rome
    Hammer of Rome
    Sword of Rome
    The Wall
    • 2024

      Blood Sacrifice

      The gritty, gripping World War 2 historical crime thriller

      • 288 pages
      • 11 hours of reading

      Set against the harrowing backdrop of the Warsaw ghetto in January 1943, the narrative follows Jan Kalisz, a Kripo investigator and Resistance double-agent, as he navigates a desperate fight for survival. With the last remnants of the Jewish community preparing to resist their impending fate, Kalisz must fulfill his promise to supply them with weapons. As he investigates the murder of a German officer linked to the ghetto, he uncovers a terrifying killer known as The Cannibal, complicating his perilous mission amidst the chaos of impending Nazi attacks.

      Blood Sacrifice
    • 2024

      Set in September 1939 Warsaw amidst Nazi occupation, a former police chief, Jan Kalisz, navigates a treacherous double life, gathering intelligence for the Polish resistance while being perceived as a collaborator. As a serial killer known as The Artist emerges, linked to the murder of a Wehrmacht general's niece, Kalisz races against time to solve the case and save innocent lives. This gripping historical crime novel blends dark themes of war and moral ambiguity, appealing to fans of Philip Kerr and psychological thrillers.

      Blood Roses
    • 2023

      The Sound of Waves takes readers on a journey with Benjamin, a thirteen-year-old boy, who is navigating his way in an inclusive school, being the only deaf student. He is constantly bullied and derided for his inability to hear without his hearing aids. He also has the dual challenge of coping with speech delay and being socially isolated from his peers. It is a story of facing inner fears to achieve personal growth despite challenges. The novel explores themes of friendship, growth, identity, adversity, empathy, courage, prejudice and family, among others. This book will provide representation for a marginalized and often underrepresented group of children in Jamaican literature. In the end, readers' conception of people with special needs will be wider and healthier.

      The Sound Of Waves
    • 2023

      AD 406. Abandoned by his friends and hounded by his enemies, Roman cavalry commander Marcus Flavius Victor is forced to flee an increasingly fractured Britannia with a small band of loyal warriors. His journey takes him north through the stormy, pirate-infested seas of the Mare Germanicum to Saxonia, where his son Brenus has languished as a slave for six long years. Marcus is able to rescue him but at a terrible cost. Further disaster threatens when his escape route is blocked, leaving the Britons trapped in a strange land with enemies seemingly at every turn. Their only salvation seems to lie with Marcus's old comrade, General Stilicho, beyond the far Danuvius, still within the sanctuary of the Empire. To get there will mean a journey of many hundreds of miles through the dark heart of barbarism - and, unknown to Marcus, Stilicho has troubles of his own.

      The Barbarian
    • 2022

      Or is he raising an army to save the province from the darkness that waits on the other side of the Wall?Hailed as one of our very best historical novelists, Douglas Jackson returns to the world of ancient Rome with this epic novel of a failing empire and a world on the brink .

      The Wall
    • 2018

      Hammer of Rome

      • 544 pages
      • 20 hours of reading
      4.4(58)Add rating

      AD 80 Gaius Valerius Verrens is back where he belongs, at the head of a legion. Valerius leads his men to a devastating victory against the recalcitrant Brigantes, infuriating Agricola in the process.

      Hammer of Rome
    • 2017

      Tractor Ted

      • 48 pages
      • 2 hours of reading

      A heavy fall of snow at Rosehill Farm causes problems for Farmer Rodney. But Tractor Ted is on hand, and with the help of Willie Wood the joiner things are soon running smoothly again. Farmer Rodney has lived and worked on Rosehill Farm for many years. He bought Tractor Ted when he first started farming.

      Tractor Ted
    • 2017

      Glory of Rome

      • 528 pages
      • 19 hours of reading

      But Britannia is where Valerius cut his military teeth and whetted his sword - and he will soon discover that the ghosts of his past are never far away and are more dangerous perhaps than Domitian.

      Glory of Rome