The Barbarian - Douglas Jackson Taschenbuch

AD 406. Abandoned by friends and hounded by enemies Roman cavalry commander Marcus Flavius Victor and a small band of loyal warriors know that the time has come to leave an increasingly fractured Britannia. Their journey takes them across the bleak pirate-infested seas of the Mare Germanicum to Saxonia and on into the dark heart of barbarism. It seems the Britons' only salvation lies with an old comrade General Stilicho - based far to the east but still within the sanctuary of the Empire. But the general has troubles of his own: his influence with the Emperor Honorius is waning and a great warrior people are on the march - for Radagaisus king of the Ostrogoths has promised his subjects all the riches of Italia and they will leave a sea of Roman bones in their wake. But as Marcus and his companions battle their way towards what they hope will a safe haven of sorts they stumble across a secret which could decide the fate of the Empire. But who can they really trust and can Marcus reach Stilicho in time - because his every step is dogged by a son who wants him dead... Set during the desperate twilight years of Rome's once all-powerful empire The Barbarian is the action-packed and thrillingly authentic new historical novel from one of the genre's very best.