C R May

Published Roman novels: 2

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Twitter: @cliffordrmay
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1. Lords of Battle: War on Rome, previously Terror Gallicus (Conquerors of Rome: book 1 of 2)

The war to decide the destiny of a continent. The spark was struck in the sacred grove of an unremarkable clan in Gaul. The struggle that followed lasted for centuries, and shapes us still.

390s BC. Led by Brennus, a warlord without a past, the Senone tribe undertake a remarkable trek. 80,000 strong, they brave primeval forest, shadowy assassins and Alpine peaks to settle the rich lands of Italia.

On the island of Albion, a young druid is driven by terrifying dreams to undertake a quest of her own. A Roman general witnesses the Gauls crush an Etruscan army using a deadly combination of guile and ferocity. Can he awaken the Senate from its torpor and save the city from catastrophe?

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2. Nemesis: Fall of Rome (Conquerors of Rome: book 2 of 2)

None can escape the judgement of Nemesis. 390BC. A winter has passed since the Gauls crossed the mountains to crush an Etruscan army outside Clusium.

Now, determined to avenge a death by the hand of a Roman observer, Brennus plans a terrible revenge. Confident in the might of their arms, the Romans march to drive away the threat. But the battle goes horribly wrong. Overwhelmed by the ferocious brutality of the Senone warriors, the citizen army is routed.

Defenceless, Rome faces the judgement of the goddess Nemesis, and as the mournful howl of barbarian war horns draw closer, the druid Catumanda begins to understand the odyssey may cost her life…

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