Ravensworn

It’s been six years since Alaric’s great defeat. Six years of skulking in the shadows, drinking the days away. He thinks his life over, the glory days behind him. Until a band of horsemen appear on the horizon, eager to recruit the man they still believe to be a lord of war. And so Alaric must drag himself from his slumber, don his mail once more. For in the far north of Germania lies a tribe in desperate need of aid. They seek an army of bristling spears, a wall of wooden shields with an iron will. What they’ll get is one tired old man. In the far reaches of the land, for a cause not his own, Alaric will fly the Raven banner once more. In doing so, he will discover if he is still the man he once was, or if he is destined to feast at the Heroes Hall at last. Praise for Adam “The characters are full of the life of the period, their flaws, their doubts, their abilities all on display; a feast for the readers” Hoover Book Review “No holds barred, vivid Roman entertainment, probably the next best thing to actually being there” Speesh Reads “A great mix of legion comradery with a personal plot you can get invested in, add in a couple of big twists along the way and you’ve got a smashing read” David’s Book Blurg Flawed characters seeking redemption. Honour, courage, sacrifice, bloody battles and deadly betrayals, Valentia has it all. Adam Lofthouse goes from strength to strength and this novel is up there with the best in the genre. – Matthew Harffy on Valentia Lofthouse takes one of the most shadowy and intriguing events in Roman history and turns it into a rampantly-paced, intense adventure. Simply masterful. – Gordon Doherty on Valentia The author delivers a lesson in how to depict a frontier world at the edge of a crumbling empire and how to populate it with believable and very likeable characters. – Mark Knowles on Valentia