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Legion of the Damned Roman Thrillers

The Legion of the Damned Roman Thrillers follows Marcus Corvo, a young centurion given command of a disposable unit recruited from slaves, prisoners, deserters and former gladiators. During Nero’s reign, the improvised legion is sent wherever conventional troops or imperial officials cannot afford to fail, from the Armenian frontier and the forests of Germania to rebellion-torn Britain. The series combines Roman military campaigning with covert assignments, divided loyalties and the struggle of condemned men to earn freedom, recognition and a place within the empire that has rejected them.

Reading order

Books in this series (5 books)

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#1 – Fortress of Steel

Jeff Jones

Rome, AD 59. When the son of his commanding officer is captured in Armenia, centurion Marcus Corvo is ordered to assemble a rescue force from men the army considers expendable. He recruits prisoners, slaves, deserters and former gladiators, then tries to turn them into a unit…

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#2 – Forests of Death

Jeff Jones

After surviving the Armenian mission, Marcus Corvo and the Legion of the Damned expect the freedom and pardons they were promised. Instead, they learn that their patron, Legate Crispus, has been exiled to Germania because Nero regards his military reputation with suspicion. Corvo leads the survivors…

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#3 – Islands of Mist

Jeff Jones

Britannia, AD 61. Under a new commander, Marcus Corvo and the Legion of the Damned are sent to a province where Roman officials fear a major uprising. With forces committed elsewhere, Nero’s government needs the rebellion contained before it can threaten imperial control of the island.…

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#4 – The Hunt for Boudica

Jeff Jones

Britannia, AD 61. Boudica’s main army has been defeated, but the queen and thousands of surviving warriors remain beyond Roman control. When Marcus Corvo and the Legion of the Damned face punishment for their own actions, they are offered one alternative to execution: pursue Boudica and…

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#5 – Tides of Blood

Jeff Jones

After helping suppress the revolt in Britain, Marcus Corvo and the Legion of the Damned are ordered to Fort Gladda, where Roman soldiers have deserted and begun attacking nearby communities. Their crimes are provoking retaliatory violence and could turn a local breakdown in discipline into another…