Richard Blake

Aelric

1 - Conspiracies of Rome (Jan-2009)
2 - The Terror of Constantinople (Feb-2009)
3 - The Blood of Alexandria (Feb-2010)
4 - The Sword of Damascus (Sep-2011)
5 - The Ghosts of Athens (Aug-2012)
6 - The Curse of Babylon (Nov-2013)

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  I Die Alone
  

  • Sep-2006
  • / Mystery
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  Conspiracies of Rome
  

  • Jan-2009
  • / Historical
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  Aelric - 1
  

  Perfect for readers of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, Conspiracies of Rome is the thrilling first book in the new seven-part DEATH OF ROME SAGA.

  Rome, 609 AD.
  Empire is a fading memory. Repeatedly fought over and plundered, the City is fall...

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  The Terror of Constantinople
  

  • Feb-2009
  • / Historical
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  Aelric - 2
  

  If you loved Gladiator and Spartacus, you'll love the second book in the DEATH OF ROME SAGA. 610 AD.Invaded by Persians and barbarians, the Byzantine Empire is tearing itself apart in civil war. Phocas, the maniacally bloodthirsty Emperor, holds Cons...

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  The Blood of Alexandria
  

  • Feb-2010
  • / Historical
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  Aelric - 3
  

  The third book of the DEATH OF ROME SAGA, perfect for readers of Ben Kane and Simon Scarrow.612 AD.Aelric of England has become the Lord Senator Alaric and the trusted Legate of the Emperor Heraclius. He's now in Alexandria, to send Egypt's harvest t...

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  The Sword of Damascus
  

  • Sep-2011
  • / Historical
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  Aelric - 4
  

  Murderous intrigue brings Aelric -- Blake's engaging, murderous antihero -- to Damascus as the triumphant Muslim caliphate sweeps up from Arabia to threaten Constantinople itself. Aelric knows the secrets behind Greek Fire -- the flame-throwers that ...

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  The Ghosts of Athens
  

  • Aug-2012
  • / Historical
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  Aelric - 5
  

  The fifth book in the DEATH OF ROME SAGA is an exhilarating thriller and perfect for readers of Ben Kane and Simon Scarrow.612 AD.No longer the glorious cradle of all art and science, Athens is a ruined provincial city in one of the Byzantine Empire'...

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  The Curse of Babylon
  

  • Nov-2013
  • / Historical
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  Aelric - 6
  

  The thrilling sixth book in the DEATH OF ROME SAGA.'An extraordinary series' - The Morning Star615 AD.A vengeful Persian tyrant prepares the final blow that will annihilate the Byzantine Empire.Aelric of England - now the Lord Senator Alaric - is alm...

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  The Break
  

  • Oct-2016
  • / General Fiction
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  It’s Wednesday March 7th, 2018 -- in the mainland UK. Everywhere else, it’s June 1065. No one knows what caused The Break 11 months ago, but there’s no sign of its end. England is settling into its new future as a reindustrializing concentratio...

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  The Tyburn Guinea
  

  • Jul-2017
  • / Historical
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  Please note: This is an unrevised and unfinished fragment of a novel by Richard Blake.

  London 1696

  War. Treason. Espionage. Financial chaos. Speculation.

  Sarah Goodricke writes plays. It pays the rent. It keeps her in tobacco an...

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  Hexagon Bridge
  

  • May-2024
  • / Graphic Novel
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  An intricately told science-fiction tale for fans of stories like Jonathan Hickman and Mike Huddleston’s Decorum and Darcy Van Poelgeest & Ian Bertram’s Little Bird.After explorers Jacob and Elena Armlen find themselves trapped in a stran...

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