Storm of War: Empire XIII

It's pretty incredible to be 13 books in, and this series is still delivering nerve jingling moments and had me on the edge of my seat. Riches wastes no pages familiarising you with the cast and you really do need to have read the books that proceed this, however as an avid fan of this series I was s......more

The author can’t let this series go, thank Goodness. This is, astonishingly, number 13 in the series. There are a few reasons for the success of the series, great writing, a turbulent period in Roman history and a brilliant cast of main characters. Back in 2009 when the series started, it was about a......more

The Emperor Commodus is dead, his successor also. The new Emperor is holed up in Rome, with the decadent Praetorians from whom he auctioned the title his only protection. Whilst he sits on an uncertain throne, the massed armies of Septimius Severus march on Rome. In the east and west, two other clai......more

Got to say whilst being a fan of the series, this was one of the weaker ones. I think there's a few reasons for this. Riches is an excellent action writer but outside of that is less skilled, and the politics and intrigue sections of the novel are much weaker. Given this takes the first half of the......more

It's 193 AD and Septimius Severus has just marched into Rome with his 16 Legions to take over the throne from Didius julianus who bought his throne from the Practhorian Guard after the assasination of the rightful emporer was killed. Our heroes were trying to get away from Rome, but fate and a greed......more