‘From the heyday of the Caesars to the declining moments of Empire, from the heart of Rome to the wilds of Britannia, the stories in Imperium offer a colourful mosaic of life, love, battle and intrigue across the ancient world. These short but packed tales make enticing tasters to the main courses served up by the authors’ full-length novels.’ Philip Gooden, author of the Geoffrey Chaucer Mysteries Aspects of History, the new hub for history and historical fiction, are proud to publish Imperium. The collection covers tales from both the Roman Republic and Empire, written by a number of bestselling authors in the genre - including Simon Turney, Peter Tonkin and Richard Foreman. Many of the stories include famous characters from popular series, as well as famous and infamous figures from history - such as Quintus Valerius, Caractacus and Marcus Agrippa. Read your favourite authors or be introduced to new ones. Aquileia, by Derek Birks Caractacus and Agrippina, by David Boyle Friends in High Places, by Richard Foreman The Harpax Agenda, by Alistair Forrest Wolves of Viroconium, by Jacquie Rogers The Nubian Woman, by Peter Tonkin Homeward Bound, by S.J.A. Turney Recommended for fans of Conn Iggulden, Harry Sidebottom and Ben Kane. ‘An enthralling and wide-ranging collection, with action-packed tales from Julius Caesar’s rise to the empire’s fall.’ Steven Veerapen, author of The Queen’s Spies Praise for some of the authors included in Imperium: 'Turney is a natural born storyteller, gifted, brilliant and utterly enthralling.’ Angus Donald, author of The Last Berserker 'Tonkin is a superb storyteller who creates big, brash, swashbuckling adventures with taut suspense, fast-paced action and tough, resourceful characters.' Booklist ‘Richard Foreman... tells a swift, enthralling tale, enriched with historical detail and believable, engaging characters. Highly recommend.’ J. A. Ironside, author of The King's Knight For more short stories and articles on Ancient History please visit aspectsofhistory.com or follow us at @aspectshistory
Authors
I was born in Hampshire in England but spent my teenage years in Auckland, New Zealand where I still have strong family ties. I came back to England and read History at Reading University. For many years I taught history in a secondary school in Berkshire but took early retirement several years ago to concentrate on my writing. My debut book, Feud, is set in the Wars of the Roses and is fast paced historical fiction. It is the first of the series, Rebels & Brothers including: A Traitor's Fate, Kingdom of Rebels the final book in the series, The Last Shroud. Kingdom of Rebels was selected as an Editor's Choice and was longlisted for the 2017 HNS Award. A second Wars of the Roses series, The Craft of Kings, followed comprising so far: Scars from the Past, The Blood of Princes and Echoes of Treason. The final book in the series: Crown of Fear will be out later in 2020. My latest book, The Last of the Romans, is a new foray into the post-Roman world of Ambrosius Aurelianus. A sequel will come out this year.
Peter Tonkin's first novel, KILLER, was published in 1978. His work has included the acclaimed "Mariner" series that have been critically compared with the best of Alistair MacLean, Desmond Bagley and Hammond Innes. More recently he has been working on a series of detective thrillers with an Elizabethan background. This series, "The Master of Defense", has been characterised as 'James Bond meets Sherlock Holmes meets William Shakespeare'. Each story is a classic 'whodunit' with all the clues presented to the reader exactly as they are presented to the hero, Tom Musgrave. The Kirkus Review described them as having 'Elizabethan detail, rousing action sequences, sound detection...everything a fan of historical mysteries could hope for."
Alistair Forrest was brought up in the Middle East, dashing to and from the UK for a spot of schooling. He's lived in six countries all told, and visited many of the rest. He's worked for three UK newspapers and edited travel, photographic and natural health magazines. He ran a PR company for a decade. Perhaps moving to Alderney in the Channel Islands with his wife Lynda in 2019 has put an end to his nomadic lust. Who knows? But at least he now lives near a beach and quite a few other creative types. Here, he writes historical fiction (Libertas, Line in the Sand, Agents of Rome series: Nest of Vipers & Viper Pit (as of 2020) with book 3, Viper's Venom due 2021. He also edits a UK health food magazine and helps the States of Alderney with media relations. Busy guy.
David Boyle is the author of Blondel’s Song: The Capture, Imprisonment and Ransom of Richard the Lionheart, and a series of books about history, social change and the future. His book Authenticity: Brands, Fakes, Spin and the Lust for Real Life helped put the search for authenticity on the agenda as a social phenomenon. The Tyranny of Numbers and The Sum of Our Discontent predicted the backlash against the government’s target culture. Funny Money launched the time banks movement in the UK. David is an associate of the new economics foundation, the pioneering think-tank in London, and has been at the heart of the effort to introduce time banks to Britain as a critical element of public service reform - since when the movement has grown to more than 100 projects in the UK. He is also the founder of the London Time Bank network and co-founder of Time Banks UK. He writes about the future of volunteering, cities and business. His work on the future of money has also been covered in books and pamphlets like Why London Needs its own Currency (nef, 2000), Virtual Currencies (Financial Times, 2000), The Money Changers: Currency reform from Aristotle to e-cash (Earthscan, 2002) and The Little Money Book (Alastair Sawday, 2003). He has written for many national newspapers and magazines, and edited a range of magazines including Town & Country Planning and Liberal Democrat News. He is the editor of Radical Economics. He lives in Crystal Palace, in south London, with Sarah and Robin (two years old). He is a member of the Federal Policy Committee of the Liberal Democrats and he stood for Parliament in Regents Park and Kensington North in 2001.
