Einar and the Wolf Coats have angered most of the kings of Northern Europe. With England no refuge, their only solution is to set sail across the Whale Road. A chance encounter with a slave trader leads them to Muslim Spain, but what starts as a joyous homecoming for one of the crew ends in […]
Shadows of the Slain by Matthew Harffy
It’s AD652, and after surviving dark intrigues at the Frankish royal court, Beobrand is finally able to undertake the mission his queen set him: to escort a party of pilgrims to the holy city of Rome. Yet Beobrand’s life is never easy. His party includes a scheming churchman whose ambition is boundless, and a mysterious […]
The Tiger and the Thief by Griff Hosker
Although he’s now hidden in a company of East India soldiers, Bill ‘Smudger’ Smith still harbours an intention to escape. These plans are put on hold, however, when his former life as a wharf rat comes back to haunt him. Bill is a skilled thief with a sharp talent for deception. When the Company needs […]
Burke and the War of 1812 by Tom Williams
As the United States sets its sights on expansion, James Burke, part spy, part diplomat, is sent to gather crucial intelligence and navigate the treacherous political landscape. His journey takes him from the tribal homes of the Shawnee people to the heart of Washington in the run-up to open conflict along the Canada-US border. When […]
The King’s Agent by Rosemary Hayes
In France in 1809, as war against Napoleon is still raging, disgraced soldier Will Fraser and Duncan Armstrong, his wounded sergeant, are now working as agents for the British Government. They are dispatched to France on an urgent mission to rescue undercover spies — royalists, who are ardent enemies of Napoleon, and who have been […]
A Merciful Sea by Katie Daysh
Arthur Courtney is a commander without a ship and without purpose. So when old friend Captain Henry Harrison offers him a place onboard HMS Lion, bound to join Nelson’s fleet in the Mediterranean, he is eager for the opportunity. But onboard discipline has broken down; Harrison is not the captain he once was. Added to […]
The Soldier’s Stand by Eleanor Swift-Hook
Summer, 1626, and Europe is ablaze as the supporters of the exiled Elector Palatine, who was also briefly King of Bohemia, challenge Emperor Ferdinand. The Emperor’s new general, Wallenstein, has achieved a crushing victory over the feared mercenary commander Mansfeld at Dessau, but Danish King Christian IV is on the march in Lower Saxony. Amid […]
Legionary by Griff Hosker
When poverty strikes, an ageing farmer is forced to make a heartbreaking choice: relinquish his oldest son in the hope of appeasing the gods or see his family face certain starvation. And so it follows that young Lucius Ulpia Porcianus is sacrificed to Rome. Embarking on his new life, Lucius travels to Ancona to enlist […]