The Red Fist Of Rome: Red Fist Chronicles: Book 1

Fantasy/Alternate History Novel on the Roman Empire It is the tumultuous years of the mid-four hundreds and life is cheap. The dying Roman Empire is trying to deal with wave after wave of barbarian hordes swarming across its borders. It is the story of one man who defiantly clings to the ideals of ancient Rome and to a woman he has no right to love. Together they change the course of history.Lucius Bernius, a young Tribune, believes in the beauty and civilization of Rome. He eagerly joins the Legions to help preserve it. He became a soldier prepared to face the savagery of his nation's enemies, but his vision of the world is crushed when he encounters the depraved reality of Rome's own rulers. On the war ravaged fields of Gaul, Lucius discovers Dervla. She is a slave who has been brutalized by the worst side of the Empire's aristocracy, but desperately holds to her own dreams with a fiery determination. Thrown together by chance, they forge an improbable alliance that grows into love. In that love, they both find the strength they need to endure the daunting trials before them.As the Legions struggle in desperation against the invading juggernaut, Lucius and a band of patriots attempt to rescue the Empire from itself. His indomitable nobility draws an unlikely coalition of others yearning for a better world, but also brings on the wraith of a power hungry despot.The visionaries are ruthlessly smashed and scattered by Imperial lackeys. From those ashes, a revolution is born. Rome's corrupt leadership must be overthrown. But fate and time are against them. While they grapple for control of the government, the Vandal horde descends on the gates of the Eternal City. To face the new threat they must find a way time to rally the dispirited citizens and remind them of what they once were.

• | Author: John Caligiuri
• | Publisher: Caligiuri
• | Publication Date: Oct 25, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 274 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0991558219
• | ISBN-13: 9780991558216