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The Eagle’s Apprentice
Strength & The Eagle’s Apprentice
Book I of the Strength & Honour Saga
Rome does not reward dreams.
It breaks them—and reforges the survivors.
Marcus Aelius Maxentus leaves his family’s farm in Hispania chasing the promise of glory in the legions. What he finds instead is the frozen, blood-soaked frontier beyond the Danube, where Rome’s wars grind men down as efficiently as any enemy blade.
A nobody among thousands, Maxentus is forged by brutal training, relentless discipline, and the hard brotherhood of soldiers who know that survival depends on the man beside them. Under the stern eye of Centurion Varro, he learns that true courage is not found in heroic charges—but in standing fast when fear and exhaustion demand surrender.
Yet the deadliest threats do not always come from the forests of Germania.
Ambition, rivalry, and quiet betrayals simmer within the ranks. When a disastrous campaign shatters command and plunges the legion into chaos, Maxentus is forced into a crucible that will test not only his skill with steel, but his loyalty, honour, and the kind of man he is willing to become.
With winter closing in and enemies gathering both beyond the frontier and within the shields, Maxentus must rise—or vanish, another forgotten name carved into Rome’s unforgiving wars.
A gritty, character-driven Roman military epic for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden, and Anthony Riches.
Before the legend, there was the soldier.
Book I of the Strength & Honour Saga
Rome does not reward dreams.
It breaks them—and reforges the survivors.
Marcus Aelius Maxentus leaves his family’s farm in Hispania chasing the promise of glory in the legions. What he finds instead is the frozen, blood-soaked frontier beyond the Danube, where Rome’s wars grind men down as efficiently as any enemy blade.
A nobody among thousands, Maxentus is forged by brutal training, relentless discipline, and the hard brotherhood of soldiers who know that survival depends on the man beside them. Under the stern eye of Centurion Varro, he learns that true courage is not found in heroic charges—but in standing fast when fear and exhaustion demand surrender.
Yet the deadliest threats do not always come from the forests of Germania.
Ambition, rivalry, and quiet betrayals simmer within the ranks. When a disastrous campaign shatters command and plunges the legion into chaos, Maxentus is forced into a crucible that will test not only his skill with steel, but his loyalty, honour, and the kind of man he is willing to become.
With winter closing in and enemies gathering both beyond the frontier and within the shields, Maxentus must rise—or vanish, another forgotten name carved into Rome’s unforgiving wars.
A gritty, character-driven Roman military epic for fans of Bernard Cornwell, Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden, and Anthony Riches.
Before the legend, there was the soldier.
434 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 28, 2025
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June 18, 2026
Terrible continuity, written by AI was my guess after a couple of chapters. At one point it says he’s an Optio. However several pages later he’s recommended by Varro to be an Optio. Branac the German chief comes into the story from nowhere. Tbh so many discombobulating issues in the story line it’s embarrassing that this book passed proof reading and editing. Could have been far better as the bones of a good tale are there.
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