War at the Edge of the World (Twilight of Empire 1)The epic first instalment in a sequence of novels set at the end of the Roman Empire, during the reign of the Emperor Constantine. Centurion Aurelius Castus once a soldier in the elite legions of the Danube believes his glory days are over, as he finds himself in the cold, grey wastes of northern Britain, battling to protect an empire in decline. When the king of the Picts dies in mysterious circumstances, Castus is selected to guard the Roman envoy

He was a twenty-one year old

triumphant in the capture of Babylon

And it has

a newly qualified priest

A collection of five Wexford cases

determined to find her true parents

creating a legend that haunts the new emperor

this Ginny

a danger that has its roots in a small

Six months on

Mia begins to suspect the motives of the Red Church itself

the people of the portal ask themselves