Griff Hosker

Decurion Marcus Aurelius, the warrior who wields the Sword of Cartimandua arrives home to find his world devastated by losses he cannot comprehend. He is sent north to the land of the Votadini where he becomes embroiled in an insurrection which threatens to destroy every fort north of the Roman Wall. When he is given command of a turma in the Ala Petriana he has to forge another weapon to fight the barbarians. The novel is filled with intrigue, conspiracy and battle. It culminates in a savage encounter deep in the forests of Kielder where the Sword of Cartimandua has, once more, to save Rome.

Britannia 123 AD.Hadrian's Wall has only just been started and already there are raids and revolts which threaten to prevent its construction. When raiders from the east manage to capture Marcus and The Sword of Cartimandua then the whole frontier appears to be in jeopardy. The young Decurion, Marcus, is forced to work as a slave far from home and far from his friends. He has to find a way to escape from slavery and return to his home. The loss of the sword might mean the loss of the frontier. An exciting and fast moving adventure and a picture of the savage life in second century Europe.

It is 117 A.D. and the Emperor Trajan is dead. The new Emperor, Hadrian needs someone he can trust to go to Britannia and resurrect an auxiliary cavalry force to fend off the barbarians who are threatening the northern frontier. When Livius Sallustius takes on the task he has to contend with murders and assassins as well as rebellious officers. When the Red Witch Morwenna joins the alliance then the men of the auxiliary cavalry find themselves stretched beyond their limits. A fast paced story takes the reader from Rome to Capri and then to the heartland of the barbarians in northern Britannia.

The Ninth Legion heads north to a date with destiny embroiling the elite auxiliary turma, the Explorates, in a rebellion which almost destroys the province. At the same time Livius and his comrades are sent by the Emperor Trajan on a secret mission to recover the gold stolen from Britannia and return his brother for punishment. For the first time they have to survive beyond the familiar shores of Britannia and face new and fierce enemies. A fast moving story showing the harsh life on the frontier at the start of the second century.

This is the story of life on the frontier in First Century Britannia. The Roman Emperor does not seem concerned with the lives of his soldiers and their families. The raiding Caledonii raze Gaius' farm to the ground and steal his wife and his children. Taken north with Macro's son they are lost. The Roman Cavalry has its hands full with the Brigante revolt fermented by the newly proclaimed Queen of the Brigantes, Morwenna. it is up to the old soldiers, Marcus, Gaius and Gaelwyn to travel into Caledonia and rescue the family. A story of battles, skirmishes and soldiers fighting well behind the enemy lines.

The Roman Wall brings a clash of cultures and inspires a religious war. The barbarians strive to destroy everything which is Roman. Financed by a rich Romano-British princess the tribes are as well armed as the Romans they fight. With the legion absent the frontier is ripe for rebellion. All that stands in their way is the ala of Marcus' Horse and the Sword of Cartimandua. A fast moving story filled with twists, turns, intrigue and battles; it races from north of the wall to south of Eboracum.

The tribes are relentless in their attacks on the new wall ordered by the Emperor Hadrian but they now have a new weapon- a spy in the ranks of the Romans, a traitor who feeds them information. Marcus' Horse are stretched to the limits as the war takes its toll on the troopers. The auxiliaries on the wall are isolated and surrounded by enemies both native and Roman.The book climaxes with a Roman army trapped and ambushed by three tribes. The story is filled with graphic description of life on the northern frontier of Britannia.

This is the story of two native nobles. One fights for Rome while another plots to destroy Rome's tenuous grip on the province of Britannia. Set against the backdrop of the early days of the Roman invasion of Britain the fast moving novel follows the Roman auxiliary cavalry as they try to do the work of a legion. At the same time the Brigante are led by the evil Morwenna who seeks not only power but also revenge for the crucifixion of her mother. The Sword of Cartimandua is called into action again as Marcus' Horse fights once more.

The story of the early days of the Roman conquest of Britannia when an auxiliary cavalry ala is asked to do the work of a legion. When an arrogant aristocrat comes from Rome to take command the whole of the frontier is threatened. it is up to the officers of the ala to fight not only their enemies but traitors within their ranks. A story filled with battles and skirmishes on the northern borders of first century Britain.

Emperor Hadrian has a new frontier to build but before he can do so then his overworked auxiliaries will have to put down a rebellion of the Brigante and capture the Irish slave raiders who have taken many captives from the heartland of Britannia. Fighting beyond the shores Britannia the cavalrymen have to defeat the Red Witch once more but this time Macro has to face his final demon and deal with the evil that is Morwenna.

Wing Commander Bill Harsker is sent by the Air Ministry to the British Protectorate of Iraq. Ordered by the League of Nations to keep the peace, he has just a handful of aeroplanes to control the skies over Mesopotamia. Attacked by rebellious Kurds and then an invading Turkish army, the Royal Air Force is hard pressed to keep the peace. When an old nemesis from Bill's past emerges, he finds himself fighting for not only peace but his life. Based on true events this is a fast-moving novel about the early days of the Royal Air Force.

This is the last novel in the Anarchy series. The Warlord has had a long and eventful life but he is growing old. Fate and King Henry determine that he will not go quietly watching the sun set from his castle. He is sent to cement the marriage between the King's half sister and a prince of the Welsh. It is while he is there that he uncovers a plot which threatens not only his life but the very crown which Henry wears on his head. With his grandson, Samuel, at his side the Warlord fights one last war to save the land he loves, England.

The Duke of Normandy is the next instalment in the Norman Genesis series. Rollo now had Rouen but he has enemies. The Bretons still resent his occupation of the Cotentin. There are other enemies who are hidden from him. As the new Lord of Rouen tries to fulfill the prophecy of the Viking witch and to honour his grandfather's wishes, he has to fight enemies both domestic and foreign. Rollo has to become a warrior who can plot and conspire just like his enemies. For a Viking warrior that is hard. For Lord G ngu-Hr lfr Rognvaldson it was almost impossible.

When King Henry makes the momentous decision to crown his eldest son King, even though he is still a youth, he sets in motion a series of events which will tear his empire apart. The Warlord and his son, Earl William, are called upon to not only defend their own land but save the empire for their king. As though things could not get any worse, Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury returns to England and the land is plunged into turmoil and revolt. Culminating in the Battle of Alnwick, 1174, this is a fast moving and action packed novel which fictionalizes the real events of 1169-1174.

The novel takes Bill Harsker from the fields of France to other postings in the post war world of 1918. It is the story of the early days of the R.A.F. when Winston Churchill commanded the fledgling air force. Bill is sent to help fight the Bolsheviks in the Baltic where he has to learn to take-off and land on a carrier. There he has to learn how to play politics with men whose loyalties are not obvious. Ordered to the rebellion in Egypt and then Somaliland, Bill has to learn a whole range of new skills. Based upon actual events Arctic Snow to Desert Sand is the story of how the Royal Air Force learned its skills of war in a time of peace.

Erik and his family are Norse who live on the island of Orkneyjar. Their world is thrown upside down when the King of Norway colludes with their jarl to take over their home. They flee to the land north of Mercia. Hoping for a life free from the tyranny of a king they have to fight Danes and Saxons. When King Harald of Norway sends ships to destroy them then the Clan of the Fox is forced to flee to the newly discovered land of ice and fire. They travel beyond sight of land into an uncharted ocean to face a future which is uncertain. Their only certainty is that their navigator, Erik, is their only chance to find a new home.

When King Henry appoints Thomas Becket as his Archbishop of Canterbury he does not realise the problems he will create for himself. When the priest refuses to allow the King's brother then tensions escalate. It soon becomes clear that King Louis of France has woven a complicated alliance of enemies and spies in an attempt to reclaim the Vexin from King Henry. The Warlord is forced to defer his visit home and join the King in putting down a rebellion in Brittany. When the King of Scotland dies his hot-headed brother, William, gains the crown and war breaks out on the King's northern border. There is only one man who can deal with the unrest and the Warlord returns to Northumbria to confront the Scots once more. Based on actual events 'Poisonous Plots' is a fast-moving novel and continues the saga of the Warlord and his family.

This is the story of how Richard de Clare, Count of Striguil, aided by the Warlord took three hundred knights and carved out a kingdom for himself in Ireland. The Kingdom of Leinster would be grown, by King Henry into the whole Kingdom of Ireland. A fast-moving story which takes the reader from the reclamation of Scotland to the Welsh Marches following the fortunes of the Warlord, his son and the men who march behind their banners.

William of Stockton, the son of the Warlord, is heading to the Holy Land to do penance. He is leaving a world that he knows and entering a new one. The world he discovers is one filled with intrigue and false knights. Counts and Barons battle for thrones. All are not what they seem. William must return to his roots and become, as his father once was an English knight. He discovers unexpected allies and treacherous friends. He battles Seljuq Turks, Assassins, Egyptians and rogue knights. Through his journey, he discovers that most valuable of treasures: himself.