Bøker av Thomas Brooke

Bedrock of Empire is the much-anticipated sequel to the highly acclaimed novel, Roman Mask - Winner of the 2016 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal award for Fiction/Action.Cassius returns to Rome, intent on restarting his life after escaping death in one of the greatest military disasters of the ancient world, the loss of three legions in the Teutoburg Forest. Hopes of a hero's homecoming are soon dashed as he discovers that a shaken Rome now scorns the returning survivors of the battle, believing them stained and tainted with ill luck. Worse is to follow, as he once again becomes entwined in the machinations and court-intrigues of the imperial family. Cassius seethes with anger as he discovers that the man behind the betrayal in Germany - his former best friend Julius Arminius, may be endangering another Roman province. Once again, Cassius must travel far from Rome, this time to Spain, and find the one man who may hold the answer - the younger brother of Julius Arminius.

It is Rome AD 9 and Augustus Caesar rules Imperial Rome at the height of its power, as the Roman Empire stretches across the known world. Cassius, son of one of her most powerful families, is the personification of Rome's imperial strength: wealthy, popular, a war hero with a decorated military career - none of Rome's fashionable parties are complete without him - except, he hides a secret.After his nerve is broken in Germany, the thought of genuine armed combat is enough to send him into a cold sweat of fear and shame. But this doesn't dissuade him from living off a false reputation so he can continue a life of casual affairs, wine, and parties, as he is seduced by the many vices of Rome.However his scandalous life is soon upset by a summons from the Emperor's wife. It ends his happy decadent life and returns him to Germany to assist the Roman legions in their greatest ever trial, and the events that will resound down in history, in the dark forests of the Teutoburg..."The classical world is brought vividly to life in this novel by Brooke" Daily Mail - UK National Newspaper

Accused of high treason, A known subversive, Rome's only hope... The third part to Thomas M D Brooke's Cassius Chronicles. A year has passed since Cassius received the devastating news that his lover, Numeria, was leaving him for a new life in Greece. Whilst his own personal status has been elevated to the exalted rank of Roman Senator, Cassius gleans little satisfaction from his position as he struggles to come to terms with losing her. His errant lifestyle once again finds him in trouble - but this time it may have deadly consequences, as he incurs the wrath of Livia, wife of Augustus. Branded a traitor and a dangerous renegade, Cassius is given just one slim chance of redeeming himself, but it requires him to return to the land of his nightmares, the dark forests of Germany. There he must ensure a lasting peace with one of the most feared Germanic tribes, the Marcomanni, ruled by a tyrannical king whose very name is steeped in legend - Maroboduus, the Great Raven.