When his ship is taken and his crew slaughtered Tros of Samothrace is captured by Imperial Rome. Whilst his father is held hostage, Tros is coerced by Julius Caesar into helping find the best route for his assault on Britain. Tros must play a double game-he must try to save his father and encourage the British chieftains' resistance to thwart Rome and its legions-who are ready in Gaul to make the crossing to occupy their lands. Treachery, intrigue and assassination plots threaten, before Tros must accompany Caesar in his amphibious landing and its pitched battle in the surf.

Tros, mighty commander of ships and men, continues his struggle against the power of Caesar's Rome reprints the original Prisoner of War an dHostages of Luck

Tros the Adventurer plunges to the heart of an ancient empire to defend the freedom of his Allies—Zeuxis the pleasure-loving, pampered Greek owes Tros allegiance, but cannot be trusted as far as he can be thrown...Caesar, shrewd and unscrupulous master of half the world still holds to his plans to conquer Britain...To outwit them all Tros must fight a blood-soaked, roaring battle for his life in Circus Maximus.Reprints the original 1926 3-part Messenger of Destiny

Shortly after Mundy finished Om he began planning a novel that he called Queen Cleopatra. He put the project aside, and instead produced a massive epic based around one of the supporting cast members of his projected novel, a Greek sailor-adventurer named Tros of Samothrace. Mundy's aim may have been to create interest for his Cleopatra novel in the pages of Adventure (abbreviated A). The series sparked a hot historical debate that ran for a decade. Mundy's revisionism, especially his view of Rome as a proto-fascist state, was ahead of its time. As in original plan, Cleopatra is the main protagonist, but Tros' role may have expanded due to the popularity of the Adventure series. Ends with the assassination of Caesar, and Cleopatra's escape from Rome.

Tros of Samothrace is the Purple Pirate The epic saga of the ancient world-Tros of Samothrace-draws to a conclusion in this sixth-and final-volume. Julius Caesar has been assassinated and Queen Cleopatra of Egypt finds herself in a perilous position and desperate for allies to secure her power. Mark Antony comes into her life and once again the plotting begins and once again Tros is drawn into danger. Great perils will have to be overcome before Tros can safely feel the deck of his purple sailed, serpent prowed ship beneath his feet and a fair wind at his back. This is another satisfying helping from Talbot Mundy-one of the finest writers of this genre and much admired by some of it's most famous exponents including Robert E Howard of Conan fame. All six Tros adventures are now available from Leonaur in complementing covers in hard and soft cover.

55 B.C. - Caesar is poised to invade Britain - only a grand strategy can foil him! Following their last clash, Tros, his allies and the forces of Rome have drawn apart to prepare for the conflict to come. King Caswallan of the Trinobantes is determined to resist any incursion, but the other British tribal leaders do not unanimously support him. Tros must suffer plots and revolts as he struggles to prepare his ship-the serpent prowed Liafail-for sea, but he needs more seamen and must lure Caesar into battle to win them. With the crew in place Tros pursues a desperate gamble! He will sail to Rome itself to stir Caesar's enemies against him! This is the third Tros of Samothrace adventure-with more in this enthralling series available from Leonaur! Look out for Wolves of the Tiber, Dragons of the North and City of Eagles, all available now-with more to come!

54 B.C. - Rome- Tros treads in the streets of his sworn enemies! As Tros of Samothrace continues in his attempts to confound Caesar's plans for the invasion of Britain, he journeys to the Eternal City to seek the aid of its great leaders-and Caesar's opponents-Cato, Pompey and the Vestal Virgins themselves! While in Rome, Tros bizarrely finds himself serving Caesar's interests as well as his own and those of his allies. Then his crew is captured. As intrigue follows intrigue Tros becomes embroiled in the Circus Maximus-with its chariot races and sudden death in the gladiatorial arena. This is the fourth Tros of Samothrace adventure-with more in this enthralling series available from Leonaur! Look out for Wolves of the Tiber, Dragons of the North and Serpent of the Waves, all available now-with more to come!