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Legionary

(2018)
(The second book in the Thrice Named Man series)
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The year is 235 AD and the Roman Empire is on the brink of a precipice.
It will take a man with iron in his veins to set things right and accomplish the impossible.
From a humble upbringing, a boy emerges who is destined to change history.
This is the story of Lucius Domitius Aurelianus.

Part II: Legionary
Lucius returns to Sirmium as a warrior, having sacrificed his birthright to save his mother's people.
He enrolls in the legions stationed on the Danubian frontier and soon makes a name for himself as the barbarian tribes breach the border. His bravery and heritage makes him a favorite of the barbarian emperor, Maximinus Thrax.
He is sent to the Goths to arrange a peace paid for with gold, but there he finds a new enemy, unlike anything he had faced before - the wolf warriors of the Heruli. He falls for a Gothic princess whose brother is destined to become the bane of Rome and returns to even greater danger as the Empire erupts into full-scale civil war.
Forced to flee and choose loyalties, he gambles all that he holds precious.
Will he be able to overcome all odds and defy the might of the legions and the wrath of an Emperor?


Genre: Historical

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