BEASTS BEYOND THE WALL

A searing, gritty and blood-soaked historical adventure, book one in the Brothers of the Sands series. The fate of Rome hangs on a mad mission to the edge of the world. Drust and Kag, two ring-hardened fighters who won their freedom with blood, are met with an unusual request. The mysterious and powerful Servilius Structus sends them deep into Scotland, land of the Caledonii, to find and secure a woman and her young son. Accompanied by Ugo, Quintus, Manius and Sibanus, this crew of ex gladiator rogues, tricksters and bar-room philosophers will risk everything on an insane quest and a daring escape. In the dog days of Rome, with decadence and corruption in the air, the consequences of their failure are far greater than they could ever dream. Not only their lives but the Empire itself is at stake. Set in the year AD208, the 10th year of the reign of Emperor Septimus Severus and packed with historical detail and a new cast of characters. 370pp and useful glossary. Paperback.