Anthony Riches

The Centurions

1 - Betrayal (Mar-2017)
2 - Onslaught (Oct-2017)
3 - Retribution (Apr-2018)

Empire

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

Michael Bale

1 - Nemesis (Mar-2021)
2 - Target Zero (Jul-2022)

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  Wounds of Honour
  

  • Aug-2009
  • / Political Thriller
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  Empire - 1
  

  The first instalment in Anthony Riches' bestselling Empire series.'A master of the genre' The TimesThrilling, authentic and action-packed, this novel introduces soldier hero Marcus Valerius: a centurion stationed on Hadrian's Wall in the second centu...

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  Arrows of Fury
  

  • Apr-2010
  • / Political Thriller
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  Empire - 2
  

  The Battle of the Lost Eagle saved Hadrian's Wall , but the new Roman governor of Britannia must stamp out the rebellion of the northern tribes or risk losing the province.Rampaging south with sword and flame under the command o...

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  Fortress of Spears
  

  • Mar-2012
  • / Political Thriller
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  Empire - 3
  

  In the enthralling third volume of Empire, Anthony Riches takes the legions deep into north Britannia, where the survivors of the rebellion still hope for revenge.'A master of the genre' The TimesThe Romans have vanquished the rebel alliance, leaving...

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  The Leopard Sword
  

  • May-2012
  • / Political Thriller
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  Empire - 4
  

  Britannia has been subdued - and an epic new chapter in Marcus Valerius Aquila's life begins.'A master of the genre' The TimesThe murderous Roman agents who nearly captured Marcus have been defeated by his friends. But in order to protect those very...

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  The Wolf's Gold
  

  • Oct-2012
  • / Historical
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  Empire - 5
  

  Fresh from their victory in Germania, Marcus Aquila and the Tungrians have been sent to Dacia, on the north-eastern edge of the Roman Empire, with the mission to safeguard a major source of imperial power.'A master of the genre' The TimesThe mines of...

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  The Eagle's Vengeance
  

  • Apr-2014
  • / Action Adventure
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  Empire - 6
  

  'A master of the genre' The TimesThe Tungrian auxiliary cohorts return to Hadrian's Wall after their successful Dacian campaign, only to find Britannia in chaos. The legions are overstretched, struggling to man the forts of the northern frontier in t...

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  The Emperor's Knives
  

  • Oct-2014
  • / Action Adventure
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  Empire - 7
  

  'A master of the genre' The TimesThe seventh novel in Anthony Riches' acclaimed Empire sequence brings Marcus Aquila back to Rome, hunting the men who destroyed his family. But the revenge he craves may cost him and those around him dearly.The young ...

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  Thunder of the Gods
  

  • Apr-2015
  • / Historical
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  Empire - 8
  

  'A master of the genre' The TimesThe eighth book in the Empire sequence takes Centurion Marcus Aquila and his Tungrian legion on a dangerous mission to the heart of the Parthian empire.With Rome no longer safe Marcus and the Tungrians are ordered e...

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  Altar of Blood
  

  • Mar-2016
  • / Historical
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  Empire - 9
  

  Don't miss the latest instalment in the Empire series, Vengeance, which is available to pre-order now! Coming November 2021.'A master of the genre' The TimesThe Tungrians have no sooner returned to Rome than they find themselves tasked with a very di...

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  Betrayal
  

  • Mar-2017
  • / Historical
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  The Centurions - 1
  

  AD 69: The Rhine frontier has exploded into bloody rebellion, and four centurions who once fought in the same army find themselves on opposite sides of a vicious insurrection.The rebel leader Kivilaz and his Batavi rebels have humbled the Romans in a...

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  Onslaught
  

  • Oct-2017
  • / Historical
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  The Centurions - 2
  

  The author of the bestselling Empire sequence continues his new trilogy: the epic story of the uprising of the Batavi in AD 69.'A master of the genre' - The TimesAD 69: The Rhine frontier has exploded into bloody rebellion, and four centurions who o...

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  Retribution
  

  • Apr-2018
  • / Historical
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  The Centurions - 3
  

  The action-filled climax of the epic story of the Batavi uprising in AD 69, from the author of the bestselling Empire series. **NOW FEATURING AN ADDITIONAL SHORT STORY**'A masterclass in military historical fiction' - Sunday ExpressVictory is in sigh...

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  The Scorpion's Strike
  

  • Apr-2019
  • / Historical
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  Empire - 10
  

  With his compelling Centurions trilogy complete, Anthony Riches returns to his bestselling Empire sequence of novels with his storytelling skills polished to perfection. Set in the second century AD, The Scorpion's Strike continues the story of Marcu...

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  River of Gold
  

  • Dec-2020
  • / Historical
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  Empire - 11
  

  Don't miss the latest instalment in the Empire series, Vengeance, which is available to pre-order now! Coming November 2021.After saving the emperor's life in Rome, Marcus and his comrades have been sent across the sea to the wealthy, corrupt Greek...

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  Nemesis
  

  • Mar-2021
  • / Thriller
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  Michael Bale - 1
  

  Mickey Bale, a Met close protection officer, wants revenge on the mafia family who killed his sister. First in The Protector, a gripping British thriller series from Anthony Riches.
  
  'Nemesis is a full-throttle adventure' ANDY McNAB...

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  Vengeance
  

  • Nov-2021
  • / Historical
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  Empire - 12
  

  After saving the Empire's richest province from a foreign army, Marcus and the men who protect him have been in hiding. Their lives will be forfeit if they are seen in Rome. But times have changed. Marcus's protector, the patrician legion commande...

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  Target Zero
  

  • Jul-2022
  • / Thriller
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  Michael Bale - 2
  

  The Protector is back. Mickey Bale must hunt down military-grade warheads in this gripping British thriller from Anthony Riches.
  
  Former close protection officer Mickey Bale has a dangerous skillset. One that many men, good and bad, want to...

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  Storm of War
  

  • Sep-2023
  • / Historical
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  Empire - 13
  

  Marcus Aquila and his allies spearhead a daring attack into enemy territory, as three generals claim to be the true Roman Emperor.A new civil war has begun: with the emperor Pertinax's murder Marcus and his protector Scaurus have escaped Rome, seekin...

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  Clash of Legions
  

  • Jun-2024
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  Two emperors - one must fallMarcus Aquila and his patron Rutlius Scaurus have fought a superior enemy force to a standstill in Thracia, gaining the favour of the gods but paying a grievous cost in their family's blood.Battle-weary and mourning th...

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