Marcus Tribulus Corvus, centurion of the Tungrian auxilia
ry cohort, has left Britania in order to protect his friends, wife and unborn child from the wrath of the emperor. He leads them all from Hadrians wall to Germania Inferior.

Once there he and his cohort are immediately set to clearing Tungrorum and the surrounding areas of all the bandits including the infamous Obduro and his army of 500+ bandits. However Obduro’s identity his hidden behind a cavalry helmet and his deadly Leopard Sword, rumoured to be sharper and stronger than any sword ever known by the Roman Army. Who is Obduro and how and why does he know what is going on in the city?
What follows is a tale of Love, Lust, Crime, Fighting and Friendship. The story follows Marcus and his friends as they rid the town (Tungrorum) of the petty criminals and organised gangs, while at the same time working to find out who Obduro is and how they can defeat him.

I really enjoyed this book; the plot was exciting and had you thinking about what was going to happen next. On more than one occasion I thought I had worked out the ending only for my ideas to be dashed on the following page. The book was riveting and exciting with equal amounts of bloodshed and love. This is a book both males and females could enjoy in equal measure but for different reasons.

If you have never read this style of book before, then you could do worse than start with this one. I whole heartedly recommend it. I would
award this book 3.5 mushroom heads.