Ian Ross konzentriert sich auf die Spätantike und ihre Armeen, wobei er eine obsessive Detailgenauigkeit mit Hingabe an die Erzählkunst verbindet. Seine Werke über die spätere römische Welt spiegeln eine Faszination für diese Periode wider, die sich während seiner Zeit in Italien neu entfachte. Nachdem er Malerei studiert hatte, bevor er sich der Fiktion zuwandte, haben seine ausgedehnten Reisen und vielfältigen Karrieren seine Perspektive geprägt. Er verfolgt einen einzigartigen Ansatz in der historischen Fiktion, der tiefgründige Recherche mit fesselnder Erzählung verbindet.
A vivid historical adventure which follows Adam de Norton, a naive and
landless squire who falls in with the devilish knight, de Dunstanville, and
learns the trade of violence in the tourneys of 13th century Europe, before
applying them to real war.
Sir Adam de Norton gained his knighthood and his lands for fighting for de
Montfort at Lewes. Now de Montfort calls in that debt and Adam must once more
in this gripping historical adventure.
In the final instalment of the Twilight of Empire series, Aurelius Castus is
ordered out of retirement to confront the King of Persia's challenge to Rome's
authority in the east.
When a treacherous act of murder throws the western provinces into turmoil, Aurelius Castus is ordered to take command of the military forces on the Rhine. But he soon discovers that the frontier is a place where the boundaries between civilisation and barbarism, freedom and slavery, honour and treason have little meaning. At the very heart of the conflict are two vulnerable boys. One is Emperor Constantine's young heir, Crispus. The other is Castus's own beloved son, Sabinus. Only Castus stands between them and men who would kill them. With all that he loves in danger, Castus and a handful of loyal men must fight to defend the Roman Empire. But in the heat of battle, can he distinguish friend from enemy?
The second novel in this gripping series, set at the end of the Roman Empire,
sees a treasonous conspiracy threatening to bring down the Emperor
Constantine.