Written by gordon doherty, audiobook narrated by simon whistler. The fate of the east rests on the edge of a sword as the legions and the goths march to war 378 ad. Gordon doherty has 21 books on goodreads with 11403 ratings. The scourge of thracia legionary 4 kindle edition by doherty, gordon. Legionary is gordon dohertys first novel, a selfpublished full length roman military adventure. What hope has one forgotten soldier of bringing an emperor to justice. The plot is exciting and at times, tense, with great battle scenes and just the right amount of humour to relieve the tension. He revelled for a moment in the rising hum of interest.
Smashwords about gordon doherty, author of legionary. His legionary and strategos novels have been an amazon smashhit, and have gone on to be translated and published in russia, italy and greece. If you like, you can change the digest interval below. My love of history was first kindled by visits to the misty roman ruins of britain and the sunbaked antiquities of turkey and greece. Legionary by gordon doherty roman fiction by alex gough. Im a scottish writer, addicted to reading and writing historical fiction. Set in 376 ad, christianity is on the rise and the roman empire has crumbled a bit at the borders. My expeditions since have taken me all over the world and back and forth through time metaphorically, at least, allowing me to write. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading legionary.
Legionary by gordon doherty numerius vitellius pavo is a slave and a witchs curse protects him from permanent damage or death at the hands of his owner, a senator of rome. Legionary 2 is also a pretty perfect set up for book 3 and honestly, youll go back and read book 1 again just to make sure you havent missed anything. This 2011 volume, called simply legionary the others all have subtitles was the first of them. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. The blood road legionary 7 gordon doherty legionary by gordon doherty. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Apr 16, 2011 legionary by gordon doherty numerius vitellius pavo is a slave and a witchs curse protects him from permanent damage or death at the hands of his owner, a senator of rome. For businessexclusive pricing, quantity discounts and downloadable vat invoices. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. I just finished reading legionary by gordon doherty and it is absolutely brilliant. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad.
Read the prologue for free here a timeline of the gothic war the crimson peace the molossian hounds. Legionary a tale of the late roman empire by gordon doherty, historical. The blood road legionary 7 by gordon doherty for free with a 30 day free trial. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. The scourge of thracia legionary 4 by doherty, gordon. Jun 06, 2011 buy legionary 1st edition, by doherty, gordon isbn. Download here from amazon this site offers a new kindle ebook every day for free all the books in the right hand column can be downloaded to your kindle or kindle app software. I say took a chance because self published books are an unknown. Legionary legionary 1 by gordon doherty rakuten kobo. Gordon doherty s legionary series is now up to seven books. Plus, you can get a free bonus copy of eagles in the desert, a prequel to the. My legionary series is set in the eastern roman empire circa 376 ad and follows the adventures of the border legions as the empire. Gordon is a scottish writer, addicted to reading and writing historical fiction. Legionary legionary 1 enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle. Emperor valens has stripped the persian frontier of its legions, sending every available man to thracia in an effort to contain the rampaging gothic hordes. Dark eagle legionary 8 kindle edition by doherty, gordon. What hope has one forgotten soldier of bringing an emperor to. In the 11th century ad, the ailing byzantine empire teeters on the brink of fullblown war with the seljuk sultanate. I took a chance and bought the paperback version of legionary by gordon doherty. Buy legionary 1st edition, by doherty, gordon isbn. Fritigerns gothic horde tightens its iron grip on thracia and all but a handful of wellwalled imperial cities to the south elude him. When the falcon has flown, the mountain lion will charge from the east, and all byzantium will quake. Read legionary by gordon doherty online free full book. Gordon is a scottish writer, addicted to reading and writing. I have read all the top novels about rome, by all the top authors, but legionary by gordon doherty is one of. The author gordon doherty has written an interesting book.
Land of the sacred fire legionary 3 doherty, gordon doherty, gordon the empire is on its knees, but a last hope lies beyond the eastern frontier. You can view and manage by clicking to manage smashwords alerts. One of gordon dohertys many strengths is his description of battle scenes they really do come to life behind your eyes. I couldnt put this one down, was so thrilling, so glad that pavo and sura survived as well as all their other brothers. On our site we offer to download the book legionary. Dark eagle legionary 8 by gordon doherty overdrive. My love of history was first kindled by visits to the. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. The empire is on its knees, but a last hope lies beyond the eastern frontier. Another great read in this series from gordon doherty.
Download our free nook app kids books special offer things to do at home next. It distinguishes itself from many roman fiction novels by moving itself away from the best known era of the late republic and early empire, being instead set in the eastern empire at a time when the empire has been split in two, and valens is emperor. One of gordon doherty s many strengths is his description of battle scenes they really do come to life behind your eyes. His legionary and strategos novels have been an amazon smashhit, and have gone on. Legionary by gordon doherty numerius vitellius pavo is a slave and a. Gordon dohertys books are superb and enjoyable, and this latest in the legionary series is no exception. It has been a challange for me to find novels about rome that i have not already read. After years of bloodshed, the eastern roman empire and the goths have struck a deal for peace. The blog of gordon doherty, author of historical fiction, including legionary, strategos, assassins creed and empires of bronze. Read legionary legionary 1 by gordon doherty available from rakuten kobo.
I have just finished reading gordon doherty, legionary dark eagle. I have read all the top novels about rome, by all the top authors, but legionary by gordon doherty is one of the best, if not the best novel i have ever read. When the falcon has flown, the mountain lion will charge from the east, and all byzantium. The story continues with much drama and many surprise twists. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
The blood road bonus material gordon doherty, author. I read it in two sittings had to sleep a bit and can safely say this is some of his very best writing. You will receive an email alert if one or more of the authors youre following has a new release. Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. Empire of shades legionary 6 kindle edition by doherty, gordon. The roman empire is crumbling, and a shadow looms in the east 376 ad. Empire of shades legionary 6 ebook by gordon doherty. The blood road legionary 7 kindle edition by doherty, gordon. To ask other readers questions about legionary, please sign up. Dark eagle legionary 8 legionary by gordon doherty.
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