Genonn’s tired and dreams of a remote roundhouse in the Cuala Mountains.

However, sudden rebellion in Roman Britain destroys that dream because the Elder Council task him with delivering Lorg Mór, the Hammer of the Gods, to the tribes across the straits of Pwll Ceris. Despite being torn between a waning sense of duty and his desire to become a hermit, Genonn finally agrees to help.

When his daughter follows him into danger, it tests his resolve. He wants to do everything he can to see her back to Druid Island and her mother. This new test of will means he is once again conflicted between duty and desire. Ultimately, his sense of duty wins; is it the right decision? Has he done the right thing by relegating his daughter’s safety below his commitment to the clans?

Agricola’s unsure of his superior’s motives. After being seconded to the Legio Fourteenth Gemima – raised by Julius Caesar and commanded by Gaius Suetonius Paulinus, governor of Britannia – the commander’s choices seem strange. Why send the legion west when the threat is in the east?

His question remains unanswered until after the battle when Queen Boudica’s army is crushed. The answer is destined to change Agricola and his future, creating one of Rome’s most famed military minds!

David Gemmell meets Bernard Cornwell in this Epic Historical Fantasy adventure.

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