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Duty calls, danger awaits September, 1905: Captain Roberts has returned to England, feeling uncertain of his future after the exploits of Fort Farafra. Recently married and on the cusp of fatherhood, he hopes to revert to a career with the regular army. Instead, his life takes a perilous turn...

The Third novel in Griff Hosker’s action-packed WW2 ‘Rifleman’ series, it is must-read for fans of David Gilman, James Holland and Douglas Reeman...

Bill 'Smudger' Smith and his comrades face new orders in this gripping fourth instalment of the East Indiaman Saga, a thief-turned-soldier must decide what kind of man he intends to become — perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell's Sharpe, C.S. Forester, and Colin Falconer...

Rome's Eagle Soars East. In the aftermath of the slave revolt and hard-fought victory over Spartacus’ relentless army, Lucius Porcianus thinks his days of fighting for the empire behind him. Injured and seemingly no longer needed by Rome, he returns to the quiet embrace of his family’s farm...

It is late 1917 and the war still grinds on. The Sopwith Camels are holding their own against the German war machine and then they meet the Fokker Triplane, and the pilots of the RFC began to fall. As the war drifts into 1918, the Germans have one last throw of the dice and come within a whisker...

Endure the darkness, claim the dawn. In the heart of ancient Hispania, Bruneus, the heir to the chief's legacy, embarks on a raid with his clan, the proud Clan of the Eagle. But fate is cruel; when errors are made and disaster ensues, the elders are mercilessly slain, leaving only Bruneus and a few battered souls to carry their clan’s memory. As they return to their village, hoping to find solace, they are met with an even greater horror — a plague that has ravaged their home, extinguishing their loved ones and burning their past to ashes.

Dragonheart must find the traitor, Magnus, who is still a threat to the harmony of his home. He journeys north to the wild islands and to the land of the Welsh but still his enemy evades him. Finding another link to his past, Jarl Dragonheart discovers the tomb of an ancient British Queen and...

William of Stockton, the son of the Warlord, is heading to the Holy Land to do penance. He is leaving a world that he knows and entering a new one. The world he discovers is one filled with intrigue and false knights. Counts and Barons battle for thrones. All are not what they seem. William must...

Captain Matthews is turned into a double agent by Colonel Selkirk. He has to persuade Napoleon Bonaparte that he is still a loyal Frenchman. Following his return he fights against the French in the Naples campaign before meeting Sir Arthur Wellesley at the Battle of Copenhagen. A fast moving novel with both intrigue and battles. Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, it covers the years 1804-1807.

When kings falter, true heroes rise. In the heart of 15th-century England, chaos reigns as a mad king teeters on the brink of ruin. With the loss of France haunting the realm, loyalty becomes a rare commodity and ambition serves as a dangerous game played by those who would dare to grasp the...

The Battle of Arras is about to begin and the new German fighters will rule the skies in what will become Bloody April when the Royal Flying Corps begin to lose pilots and crews in huge numbers. 41 Squadron become the one hope on the Arras front and Bill, Gordy and Ted have to fight for their lives against the new Albatros and Baron Manfred Von Richthofen. The novel moves between the war in France and the home front to give a graphic snapshot of the war in the Spring of 1917.

Through hell and sand, they stand together. As the dust settles on the first resistance to British rule in India, a new storm brews on the horizon. The Wellesley brothers strategise their next offensive, eager to support their new allies in the turbulent Indian subcontinent. Fresh troops arrive...

Loyal until the end. In the frostbitten dawn of 14th-century England, when loyalty is as fleeting as the winter sun, one man stands at the crossroads of history. Gerald Warbow, the last of the storied archers who fought at Evesham and Falkirk, has all but hung up his bow and settled into the...

Tom Harsker and his section now operate out of Malta as they help to prepare the way for the invasion of Sicily. Sent first by boat and then by air, they have to survive behind enemy lines before being sent in before the main force to attack the Axis forces at Salerno. A fast moving book which...

It is the beginning of the Somme Offensive and thousands of British and French soldiers are about to assault the German lines. The RFC comes of age as they sweep the German Fokkers from the skies. Providing a protective umbrella over the Somme they ensure that the offensive does not fail. When the Germans retaliate with their new and deadly Albatros fighters the pendulum swings in favour of the Germans and Bill and 41 Squadron find themselves with their backs to the walls as they fight a superior aircraft in the skies of northern France.

Robbie Matthews is now a captain in the 11th Light Dragoons. Despite the peace, he is soon sent to France to spy on Napoleon Bonaparte's invasion plans. Barely escaping with his life, he returns to England to discover that not all of the new officers he has to work with accept him. He fights prejudice and envy. When he and his squadron are sent to Hanover to help fight against the invading French, he has the chance to show his new comrades what a good cavalryman he is. The novel culminates in the rescue of British civilians from French prison camps.

Through the flames of rebellion, heroes are forged. In the heart of a fractured Rome, as Pompey the Great triumphs in Hispania against a sea of rebellion, a fire stirs on the slopes of Vesuvius. Here, in the shadow of the mighty volcano, an unprecedented alliance of slaves and gladiators dares...

An only child of Anglo-French descent, young James Bretherton has known a life of privilege; well-educated and mild mannered, his path is filled with promise. But when James suddenly finds himself orphaned and penniless, his future looks decidedly bleak. It is only when Fate intervenes in the...

The story of a young illegitimate son of a Norman noble and the daughter of an English housecarl. Forced to be little more than a servant Robert fitz Malet shows the world and his half brothers that he has qualities which mark him as different. When he meets the famous troubadour, Taillefer, he...

The seventh audiobook in Griff Hosker's epic Lord Edward's Archer series of historical adventures. Stirling Bridge is a haunting memory for King Edward. When Scottish rebels threaten his northern borders the king acts swiftly to quash it. William Wallace remains a threat and hiding across the...