Emperor’s Spear

Name: Emperor’s Spear
Rating: 4.46 (2158 reviews)

by Alex Gough Book 5 in the Imperial Assassin series.

First published 2021

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The German frontier, AD 213. Caracalla seeks military prestige in a campaign beyond the Rhine and Danube, relying on soldiers whose loyalty is essential to his rule. Silus is sent to find Atius, a missing Arcani officer, and discovers signs that the disappearance is connected to a wider betrayal.

Movement between forts, tribal territory and the imperial column turns the investigation into a frontier pursuit. The novel uses Caracalla’s Germanic campaign to test the Arcani’s secrecy and Silus’s trust in men whose orders may serve personal ambition rather than Roman security.