Books by Douglas Jackson

A shadowy sect threatens the very foundation of the Roman empire and only one man can stop it. Gaius Valerius Verrens returns to Rome, scarred physically and mentally by his experiences in Britain. Nero calls on his Hero of Rome to become Rome's defender and seek out the sect's leader, Petrus. The quest will take him to the edge of the empire and he will discover that success may cost him nearly as much as failure.

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The Roman grip on Britain is weakening. Emperor Nero has turned his face away from this far-flung outpost. The Druids are on the rise, spreading seeds of rebellion among the British tribes. Roman cruelty and exploitation has angered their British subjects. The warrior queen Boudicca will lead the tribes to war. Standing against the rising tide of Boudicca's rebellion is Roman Tribune, Gaius Valerius Verrens, Commander of the veteran legions at Colonia. Valerius leads the veterans in a last stand against the unstoppable horde of Boudicca's rebel army. Step by step, the bloodied survivors are forced back into the Temple of Claudius. It is here that Valerius wins lifelong fame and the accolade Hero of Rome.

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How was a drooling cripple who became Emperor by accident transformed within two years into the victorious general who conquered Britain in sixteen days, took the surrender of eleven kings and was hailed Imperator no less than twenty-two times by his legions?

The answer lies with Narcissus, secretary and spymaster to the Emperor Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus, and Rufus, keeper of the Emperor's elephant, reluctant participant in Caligula's assassination, slave and sometime spy.

Rufus marches with the legions unaware that he is already caught up in the deadly web of intrigue, conspiracy and betrayal Narcissus has spun. In Rome Claudius waits impatiently for the moment he can cast aside the mask and take his place in history beside his illustrious forebears.

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'Douglas Jackson takes us by the hand and heart and leads us into the crazy, power-soaked world of Caligula, maddest of the mad Roman emperors - and in doing so gives us an insight into the man behind the madness, the fragile, bloody balances of power and the depths to which men were forced to sink simply to stay alive. It's light and dark in equal measure, colourful, thoughtful and bracing. A worthy addition to the world of Roman historical fiction.

- Manda Scott, author of the Boudica series

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