A REBEL AGAINST ROME! Simon of Gitta, an escaped slave turned magician, roves the Roman Empire battling dark magic and demons, all the while pursued by Caesar’s soldiers. Join Simon as he flees across the ancient world evading cultists and Legionaries, outwitting sorcerers and Centurions, and fighting gladiators and gods, even the deities of the Cthulhu Mythos. Yet all these foes cannot prepare him for his greatest challenge: the pursuit of his lost soul-mate Helen, a love so deep even death can’t stand in its way for long. These tales were one of the inspirations for the "Cthulhu Invictus" campaign for the "Call of Cthulhu" role-playing game by Chaosium. Enjoy sixteen stories combining superbly researched historical fiction with sword & sorcery and Lovecraftian horror, including: The Sword of Spartacus \ The Fire of Mazda \ The Seed of the Star-God \ The Blade of the Slayer \ The Throne of Achamoth \ The Emerald Tablet \ The Soul of Kephri \ The Ring of Set \ The Worm of Urakhu \ The Curse of the Crocodile \ The Treasure of Horemkhu \ The Secret of Nephren-Ka \ The Scroll of Thoth \ The Dragons of Mons Fractus \ The Wedding of Sheila-Na-Gog \ The Pillars of Melkarth \ Vengence Quest (poetry)