Vengeance: Empire XII

Name: Vengeance: Empire XII
Rating: 4.454545497894287 (11 reviews)

Anthony Riches

Nov 2021 · Hachette UK

11 reviews

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After saving the Empire's richest province from a foreign army, Marcus and the men who protect him have been in hiding. Their lives will be forfeit if they are seen in Rome.

But times have changed. Marcus's protector, the patrician legion commander Scaurus, has been summoned home by his mentor, a powerful senator who has decided he must act to save the empire from its debauched ruler's reign of terror.

Rome is a hotbed of conspiracy and treachery: and the senator is not the only contender for power. The emperor himself plans to destroy those he mistrusts and no-one is safe.

Marcus is assigned his own, unique role in the conspiracy. He will become a gladiator once more. But this time, his only opponent will be Commodus himself . . .

After saving the Empire's richest province from a foreign army, Marcus and the men who protect him have been in hiding. Their lives will be forfeit if they are seen in Rome. But times have changed. Marcus's protector, the patrician legion commander Scaurus, has been summoned home by his mentor, ...

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11 reviews

Craig Humphries

June 30, 2026

No! Is this the final book in the series? So sad, I took longer to read this one as I'm going to miss Scarus, Marcus, Julius, Dubnus, Quadir, Morban, Sanga and Saratos 😭😭😢😢 Didn't want the journey to end 😢

Kushaan Dosajh

November 19, 2021

Very engaging

About the author

Anthony Riches holds a degree in Military Studies from Manchester University. He began writing the story that would become the first novel in the Empire series, Wounds of Honour, after visiting Housesteads Roman fort in 1996. Married with three grown up children, he now lives in Suffolk. He is also the writer of the 'Protector' thriller series. www.anthonyriches.com

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