Wounds of Honour

Thrilling, authentic, and action-packed, this novel introduces soldier hero Marcus Valerius: a centurion?stationed on?Hadrian's Wall in the second century during a revolt against the Roman Empire. Marcus Valerius Aquila has scarcely landed in Britannia when he has to run for his life?condemned to dishonorable death by power-crazed emperor Commodus.? The plan is to take a new name, serve in?an obscure regiment on Hadrian's Wall, and lie low until he can hope for justice?but then?a rebel army sweeps down from the wastes north of the Wall, and Marcus has to prove he's hard enough to lead a century?in?the front line of?a brutal, violent war.

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 Roman fort.