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The Siege

Agent of Rome, Book 1

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By: Nick Brown
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AD 270. Rome has ruled Syria for over three centuries. But now the weakened empire faces a desperate threat: Queen Zenobia of Palmyra has turned her Roman-trained army against her former masters, and the once invincible legions have been crushed. Arabia, Palestine and Egypt have fallen, and now Antioch, Syria's capital, stands exposed.

Cassius Corbulo is a young intelligence agent fresh from officer training. He has been assigned the menial task of rounding up wounded legionaries, but then urgent new orders arrive. He is the only ranking Roman officer left in the line of the Palmyran advance. He must take command of the fort of Alauran, the last stronghold still in Roman hands, and hold it against the enemy until reinforcements arrive. What Cassius finds at Alauran would daunt the most seasoned veteran, let alone a 19- year-old with no experience of war.

A mere scattering of divided and demoralised legionaries remain, backed up by some fractious Syrian auxiliaries and a drunken Praetorian Guardsman. With the Palmyrans just days away, Cassius must somehow find the discipline, resourcefulness and courage to organise the garrison, save Alauran and secure Rome's eastern frontier....

©2011 NH Brown (P)2014 Oakhill Publishing War & Military Historical Fiction Action & Adventure Genre Fiction
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"Once the action kicks off you won't be able to put it down." (Anthony Riches, author of the Empire series)
"The Siege is an excellent debut novel and delivers a thrilling and fascinating coming-of-age adventure." (Book Gazette)
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I liked how it went against the typical formulaic pattern! It really was a “page-turner”!

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This book was slow to open but finally opened and told a great story of bravery and sacrifices It told a story of a different time and ape. To give a glimpse into a time long gone.

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