Anthony Riches

Anthony Riches began his lifelong interest in war and soldiers when he first heard his father's stories about World War II. This led to a degree in Military Studies at Manchester University. He began writing the story that would become Wounds of Honour after a visit to Housesteads in 1996. He lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and three children.

Genres: Historical

Series

Empire
   1. Wounds of Honour (2009)
   2. Arrows of Fury (2010)
   3. Fortress of Spears (2011)
   4. The Leopard Sword (2012)
   5. The Wolf's Gold (2012)
   6. The Eagle's Vengeance (2013)
   7. The Emperor's Knives (2014)
   8. Thunder of the Gods (2015)
   9. Altar of Blood (2016)
   10. The Scorpion's Strike (2019)
   11. River of Gold (2020)
   12. Vengeance (2021)
   13. Storm of War (2023)

Centurions
   1. Betrayal (2017)
   Betrayal: The Raid (2017)
   2. Onslaught (2017)
   3. Retribution (2018)
   Centurions: Codex Batavi (2018)

Michael Bale
1. Nemesis (2021)
2. Target Zero (2022)

Series contributed to

HWA Short Story Collection
1. Rubicon (2019) (with others)

Anthony Riches recommends

The Bone Fields (2023)
(Pantheon , book 4)
C F Barrington
"The moment you ask yourself if it could just be true, the story has you."

Shadow of the Eagle (2022)
(Borderlands , book 1)
Damion Hunter
"I only need one word to describe this stunning novel: masterful."

Siege (2018)
(Blood Forest, book 2)
Geraint Jones
"Brutal, audacious and fast-paced."

Clash of Empires (2018)
(Clash of Empires, book 1)
Ben Kane
"Exceptional. Kane's excelled once again in capturing the terror and the glory . . . of the ancient battlefield, and this story is one that's been begging for an expert hand for a long time."

The Child of Vengeance (2013)
(Samurai, book 1)
David Kirk
"The book I've been waiting for! Razor sharp samurai action coupled with a brutally realistic vision of life in sixteenth-century Japan, a real find."

Hawk Quest (2012)
Robert Lyndon
"An 11th-century epic with action to equal the best of Bernard Cornwell. THIS is writing."

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