SIGNUM
ONE MAN. ONE MISSION. THE FATE OF AN EMPIRE.
SIGNUM
THE SERPENTS OF CAESAR SERIES
BOOK I
In an alternate first century Rome, treachery casts a long shadow…
When Praetorian Guard Verendus answers a plea to return home, he finds new military unit the Watch terrorising the island of Iolia. The Watch signum is a strange symbol he encountered years ago and hundreds of miles away on a barbarian battleground.
As his suspicions mount that the ascendance of the Watch and the signum’s presence in Iolia are more than coincidence, life is about to become even more dangerous for Verendus…
Bronze Medal Winner in “Historical Alternative” Category HFC Book of the Year Contest 2022
‘Full of fast-paced action, well-researched historical detail and amazing characters … a must-read that will leave its audience eager for the second book.’
~ The Historical Fiction Company: Five Star “Highly Recommended” Award of Excellence
Indies Today Book Awards Contest: Semi-Finalist 2022
‘In a tense and fast-moving plot … Burgess calls up the first-century setting in vivid detail.’
~ Fay Sampson, award-winning author
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