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Eagle and the Flame
- Author
- Adam Lofthouse
- Narrator
- David Thorpe
- Publisher
- Boldwood Books
- Publish Date
- 30 July 2025
- Run Time
- 10 hours 33 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Historical adventure fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: displacement, exile, migration
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
What to expect
'Up there with the best in the genre' - Matthew Harffy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Rebellion is in the air at the far reaches of empire. 🔥
Wall of Hadrian, Britannia, AD 367. Tribune Sixtus Victorinus is scouting north of the Wall when he first sees the smoke. Riding south he finds a province in chaos, the local populace in flight, the soldiers absent.
Britannia is ablaze, overrun with barbarians and Valentia is the word on everyone’s lips. But no one seems to have the first clue what it means...
Victorinus may have let his life run to ruin and drunk his youth away, but now he must forge himself into the soldier he always wanted to be, the hero his children think he is.
Because his family are among the missing, and traitors lurk much closer than he could ever believe.
To save his family, he must first save an empire. ⚔️
Please note: This title was previously published as Valentia
Readers are loving Eagle and the Flame ❤️🔥
'Good first book for the series, lots of plot twists kept my attention am looking forward to the next in the series.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
'Fast paced, great characters, interesting storyline, another Roman epic from Adam Lofthouse. Can’t wait to read the next instalment soon!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
'Great start to a late Roman series' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
'The hard hitting and commanding plots and character development just keep coming' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
Praise for Adam Lofthouse:
'Simply Masterful' - Gordon Doherty ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'Highly recommended' - MJ Porter ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'Adam Lofthouse brings a Robert E. Howard Conanesque vigour and flair to historical fiction' - Edoardo Albert ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'Fast paced, full of action' - Theodore Brun ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'A lesson in how to depict a frontier world at the edge of a crumbling empire' - Mark Knowles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
You sure did pull it off , what an excellent story. Some great characters and a plot that rolls on at a great pace. I read some of this but listened to most and loved it. I will read more from this author.
Enemy Garlic 2026-01-14
Details
- Author
- Adam Lofthouse
- Narrator
- David Thorpe
- Duration
- 10 hours 33 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 July 2025
- ISBN
- 9781836785170
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Boldwood Books
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Historical adventure fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: displacement, exile, migration
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Don't miss the first epic instalment in Adam lofthouse's Shadow of Rome series 🔥 An action-packed, immersive military adventure for fans of Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell ⚔️'Up there with the best in the genre' - Matthew Harffy ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Rebellion is in the air at the far reaches of empire. 🔥Wall of Hadrian, Britannia, AD 367. Tribune Sixtus Victorinus is scouting north of the Wall when he first sees the smoke. Riding south he finds a province in chaos, the local populace in flight, the soldiers absent.Britannia is ablaze, overrun with barbarians and Valentia is the word on everyone’s lips. But no one seems to have the first clue what it means...Victorinus may have let his life run to ruin and drunk his youth away, but now he must forge himself into the soldier he always wanted to be, the hero his children think he is.Because his family are among the missing, and traitors lurk much closer than he could ever believe.To save his family, he must first save an empire. ⚔️Please note: This title was previously published as ValentiaReaders are loving Eagle and the Flame ❤️🔥'Good first book for the series, lots of plot twists kept my attention am looking forward to the next in the series.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review'Fast paced, great characters, interesting storyline, another Roman epic from Adam Lofthouse. Can’t wait to read the next instalment soon!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review'Great start to a late Roman series' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review'The hard hitting and commanding plots and character development just keep coming' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader ReviewPraise for Adam Lofthouse:'Simply Masterful' - Gordon Doherty ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'Highly recommended' - MJ Porter ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'Adam Lofthouse brings a Robert E. Howard Conanesque vigour and flair to historical fiction' - Edoardo Albert ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'Fast paced, full of action' - Theodore Brun ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️'A lesson in how to depict a frontier world at the edge of a crumbling empire' - Mark Knowles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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