War at the Edge of the World
- 416 pages
- 15 hours of reading
The epic first instalment in a sequence of novels set at the end of the Roman Empire, during the reign of the Emperor Constantine.
Twilight of EmpireSeries
This saga unfolds during the tumultuous 4th century, an era rife with conflict and profound transformation. Witness the rise of powerful figures and the crumbling of old orders as Christianity begins to shape the empire's future. Immerse yourself in a world of political intrigue, epic battles, and religious upheaval that irrevocably altered the Roman landscape. It's a gripping portrayal of an epoch where a new age was forged.
Recommended Reading Order
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The epic first instalment in a sequence of novels set at the end of the Roman Empire, during the reign of the Emperor Constantine.Aurelius Castus believes his glory days are over. He used to be a soldier in the elite legions of the Danube. Now he is stuck in Britain's provincial backwater. But history takes a hand when the king of the Picts, the savage people beyond Hadrian's Wall, dies in mysterious circumstances, and Castus is selected to command the bodyguard of a Roman envoy sent to negotiate with the barbarians.The diplomatic mission ends in bloody tragedy. Castus and his men are soon fighting for their lives and the legionary discovers that nothing about his doomed mission was ever what it seemed.
- 2
Swords Around the Throne
- 432 pages
- 16 hours of reading
The second novel in this gripping series, set at the end of the Roman Empire, sees a treasonous conspiracy threatening to bring down the Emperor Constantine.
- 3
Battle for Rome
- 464 pages
- 17 hours of reading
The third installment in the brilliant Twilight of Empire series sees Constantine battle to regain control of Rome from the tyrant Maxentius.
- 4
The Mask of Command
- 464 pages
- 17 hours of reading
When a treacherous act of murder throws the western provinces into turmoil, Aurelius Castus is ordered to take command of the military forces on the Rhine. But he soon discovers that the frontier is a place where the boundaries between civilisation and barbarism, freedom and slavery, honour and treason have little meaning. At the very heart of the conflict are two vulnerable boys. One is Emperor Constantine's young heir, Crispus. The other is Castus's own beloved son, Sabinus. Only Castus stands between them and men who would kill them. With all that he loves in danger, Castus and a handful of loyal men must fight to defend the Roman Empire. But in the heat of battle, can he distinguish friend from enemy?
- 5
The fifth novel in the Twilight of Empire series sees Aurelius Castus caught between loyalty to the Emperor Constantine and the plotting of his son.
- 6
Triumph in Dust
- 480 pages
- 17 hours of reading
In the final instalment of the Twilight of Empire series, Aurelius Castus is ordered out of retirement to confront the King of Persia's challenge to Rome's authority in the east.
