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Enemy of the Empire

Enemy of the Empire follows Alaric Hengistson and the Ravensworn beyond Rome’s frontier in mid-second-century Germania. The trilogy tells the story from the Germanic side of the shield wall, using Roman diplomacy, frontier pressure and inter-tribal rivalry to frame Alaric’s fall, exile and return to command.

Reading order

Books in this series (3 books)

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#1 – Raven

Adam Lofthouse

Germania, AD 144. Alaric Hengistson leads the Ravensworn and has built his authority on fear, victory and his reputation as an enemy of Rome. Roman officers are now changing their methods, using agreements with Germanic rivals rather than open invasion alone. As tribal politics shift around…

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#2 – Outlaw

Adam Lofthouse

Germania, AD 150. Six years after defeat shattered his reputation, Alaric lives outside the honour and authority he once possessed. His enemies regard him as broken, while the name of the Ravensworn has become a memory rather than a force. A desperate tribe in the far…

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#3 – War Lord

Adam Lofthouse

Germania after Alaric’s northern campaign. He has returned home diminished by the cost of war and tries to live as a trader, father and husband rather than as the Raven lord who once defied Rome. That peace fails when armed men disguised as Roman legionaries begin…