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Start with Wounds of Honour and continue through all 15 books in the listed reading order.
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Book 1 by Anthony Riches • Published 2009
Marcus Valerius Aquila barely reaches Roman Britain before a death sentence from Emperor Commodus forces him to vanish into an obscure auxiliary cohort on Hadrian's Wall, where rebellion, brutal frontier warfare and a...
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Ends with Field of Blood
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Book 1:Wounds of Honour
Anthony Riches • 2009
Marcus Valerius Aquila barely reaches Roman Britain before a death sentence from Emperor Commodus forces him to vanish into an obscure auxiliary cohort on Hadrian's Wall, where rebellion, brutal frontier warfare and a...
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Book 2:Arrows of Fury
Anthony Riches • 2010
As northern tribes pour south under warlord Calgus, Marcus, now Centurion Corvus of the 1st Tungrians, must shape untested Syrian archers into a fighting unit while ambitious new officers and the emperor's agents clos...
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Book 3:Fortress of Spears
Anthony Riches • 2011
Ordered deep into rebel held north Britannia, Marcus joins a handpicked force racing to seize a mountain fortress before a resurgent enemy can regroup, all while imperial assassins who know his true name close in from...
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Book 4:The Leopard Sword
Anthony Riches • 2012
Transferred from Hadrian's Wall to the Tungrians' home city in Germania, Marcus and his men confront a plague damaged province terrorised by a masked bandit chief whose savage raids and superior sword threaten to shat...
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Book 5:The Wolf's Gold
Anthony Riches • 2012
Sent to Dacia to guard the gold mines that bankroll the empire, Marcus and the Tungrians must hold a remote valley against marauding Sarmatian horsemen and treacherous supposed allies, fighting to keep both Rome's tre...
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Book 6:The Emperor's Knives
Anthony Riches • 2014
Back in Rome, Marcus finally tracks the cabal behind his family's murder, plunging into a deadly hunt through slums, villas and arenas where a senator, crime boss, Praetorian officer and champion gladiator are all rea...
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Book 7:The Eagle's Vengeance
Anthony Riches • 2014
Recalled to a troubled Britannia, Marcus leads the Tungrians north of the abandoned Antonine Wall to recover a lost legionary eagle from an almost unassailable mountain fortress, risking swamp, snow and a vengeful war...
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Book 8:Thunder of the Gods
Anthony Riches • 2015
When Rome becomes too dangerous, Marcus and his legion are sent east to the Parthian frontier, tasked with turning a sullen Third Legion into a fighting force, breaking a siege and persuading a foreign king to step ba...
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Book 9:Altar of Blood
Anthony Riches • 2016
After their ordeal in Parthia, the Tungrians are ordered beyond the Rhine to snatch a feared tribal priestess, only to find themselves crossing haunted forests and old battlefields with stolen sacred treasures while a...
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Book 10:The Scorpion's Strike
Anthony Riches • 2019
Fresh from betrayal in the German forests, Marcus and the Tungrians are sent to Gaul to crush an outlaw named Maturnus, only to find a swelling rebel movement and a Praetorian led expedition that could destroy Marcus...
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Book 11:River of Gold
Anthony Riches • 2020
After saving the emperor in Rome, Marcus and his comrades are dispatched to Alexandria, then south along the desert roads to reopen a caravan route where an unknown enemy has annihilated a frontier garrison and threat...
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Book 12:Vengeance
Anthony Riches • 2022
Having saved a wealthy province and gone into hiding, Marcus is drawn back to a conspiracy riddled Rome when his patron joins a plot against Commodus, forcing him to fight once more as a gladiator with the emperor him...
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Book 13:Storm of War
Anthony Riches • 2023
In the turmoil following Emperor Pertinax's murder, Marcus and Scaurus are pressed into Septimius Severus's service, leading a hard marching legion into Thrace as a sacrificial advance guard whose job is to slow Niger...
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Book 14:Clash of Legions
Anthony Riches • 2024
As Severus drives east against his rival, Marcus and his patron are ordered to unmask a spy ring in newly conquered territory, then stand in the front line when battle hardened legions loyal to the losing emperor hurl...
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Book 15:Field of Blood
Markus Heitz • 2021
Choosing the door marked with an exclamation point hurls the searchers for Anna-Lena into the year 841. Stranded on the eve of a decisive medieval battle, they must navigate clashing armies and shifting loyalties to r...
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Empire FAQ
What is the best order to read the Empire series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with Wounds of Honour.
How many books are in the Empire series?
There are 15 books currently listed in the Empire series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Empire series?
New readers should start with Wounds of Honour, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Empire series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears possibly ongoing and spans releases from 2009 to 2024.