The Eagle's Vengeance

The Eagle's Vengeance by Anthony Riches is the sixth novel in the Empire series, a fast-moving work of Roman military historical fiction. Returning to Hadrian's Wall after campaigning in Dacia, Marcus Aquila and the Tungrian cohorts are sent beyond the frontier on a dangerous mission to recover the stolen eagle standard of the Sixth Legion from a seemingly impregnable enemy fortress.

Published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2013, this is the hardcover first edition and apparent first printing, with the hardcover ISBN 9781444711905. Riches draws on his background in Military Studies to combine Roman-era detail, comradeship, frontier warfare and adventure in this continuation of the Empire sequence.

This copy is flat signed by Anthony Riches on the title page and dated 14/08/2013, without a personalized inscription. It is in Very Good condition, with minor page toning due to age. The dust jacket is present and protected in a removable clear plastic cover. The photographed title and copyright pages show no visible highlighting or marginal annotations beyond the author's signature and date.