AD 98 The bustling army base at Vindolanda lies on the northern frontier of Britannia & the entire Roman world In just over twenty years time the Emperor Hadrian will build his famous wall But for now defences are weak as tribes rebel against Rome & local druids preach the fiery destruction of the invaders It falls to Flavius Ferox Briton & Roman centurion to keep the peace But it will take more than just a soldier's courage to survive life in Roman Britain This is a hugely authentic historical novel written by one of Britain's leading historians