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"An excellent, exciting debut. Gripping, gritty and blood-spattered. Fans of Roman historical adventure will love it!" Matthew Harffy<br/><br/>AD 139.<br/><br/>Lucius Faenius Felix arrives in Britannia to command the First Nervana, a renowned cohort drawn from the homelands of the fierce Nervii tribe. The soldier has been recently cheated out of his ancestral estates - and is still grieving from the mysterious murder of his father.<br/><br/>Along with Cai Martis, a veteran cavalry Prefect, the young officer uncovers news of a conspiracy. The resurgent Novantae, a ferocious tribe led by the determined war-chief, Barra, aim to put the Romans to the sword and win back the province.<br/><br/>Surrounded and cut off by their enemies, Lucius and Cai must lead their cohort through hostile territory. Conquer or be conquered.<br/><br/>The Romans attempt to send a message through enemy lines.<br/><br/>The First Nervana make a desperate final stand behind the walls of their fort.<br/><br/>Did the message get through?<br/><br/>Lucius and Cai know all too well what is at stake. Victory or death.<br/><br/>Recommended for fans of Simon Scarrow, Harry Sidebottom and Ben Kane.<br/><br/>Alistair Tosh was born and raised in the Dumfriesshire countryside. He now lives in north Lancashire with his wife and dog. Siege: Edge of Empire is his first novel.