Robert Fabbri

Rome, AD 51: Vespasian brings Rome's greatest enemy before the Emperor. After eight years of resistance, the British warrior Caratacus has been caught. But even Vespasian's victory cannot remove the newly-made consul from Roman politics: Agrippina, Emperor Claudius's wife, pardons Caratacus. Claudius is a drunken fool and Narcissus and Pallas, his freedmen, are battling for control of his throne. Separately,...

'This may be the greatest tale of the ancient world. Hugely enjoyable' - CONN IGGULDEN 'Excellent . . . scintillating' - THE TIMES Who will conquer the greatest city in the ancient world? Alexander the Great's sudden death has left his vast empire in chaos. War rages, cities fall, and the lives of thousands are torn apart as his former...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE VESPASIAN SERIES The cause of Alexander the Great's sudden death is no longer in doubt – it was murder. But by whom? As his former followers struggle for power, the bonds of family, friendship, and political loyalties are tested to the limit. As is the strength of the formidable empire that Alexander had wrought....

'This may be the greatest tale of the ancient world. Hugely enjoyable' CONN IGGULDEN 'Excellent . . . scintillating' THE TIMES Forging Kingdoms is the fifth book in a huge, brutal and bloodthirsty series about the fight to regain Alexander the Great's empire after his untimely death. From the shattered empire, five kingdoms are emerging. Seleukos, triumphant in the capture...

Rome, AD 68. Vespasian is tasked with the impossible. Should he quell the revolt in Judaea, as Nero the emperor has instructed, or resort to the unthinkable and sabotage his own campaign? If his conquest succeeds, he risks facing the mad emperor's jealousy. If he fails, his punishment will be severe. But then Nero commits suicide, catapulting Rome into turmoil....

"This may be the greatest tale of the ancient world. Hugely enjoyable" CONN IGGULDEN "Excellent . . . scintillating" THE TIMES Forging Kingdoms is the fifth book in a huge, brutal and bloodthirsty series about the fight to regain Alexander the Great's empire after his untimely death. Who will win the fight for the greatest Kingdom in the ancient world?...

A hero forged in battle. A legend born. Thracia, AD30: Even after four years' military service at the edge of the Roman world, Vespasian can't escape the tumultuous politics of an Empire on the brink of disintegration. His patrons in Rome have charged him with the clandestine extraction of an old enemy from a fortress on the banks of the...

'This may be the greatest tale of the ancient world. Hugely enjoyable' — CONN IGGULDEN 'Excellent . . . scintillating' — The Times Who will save the fallen city? Let the games begin . . . Alexander the Great's sudden death has left his empire in chaos. The ragged survivors of war limp home on foot, while funeral pyres across...

An excellent new series by the consistently brilliant Robert Fabbri - Sunday Sport Babylon, 323 BC: Alexander the Great is dead, leaving behind him the largest, and most fearsome, empire the world has ever seen. As his final breaths fade in a room of seven bodyguards, Alexander refuses to name a successor. But without a natural heir, who will take...

One Man: Born in rural obscurity. One Destiny: To become one of Rome's greatest Emperors. 26 AD: Sixteen-year-old Vespasian leaves his family farm for Rome, his sights set on finding a patron and following his brother into the army. But he discovers a city in turmoil and an Empire on the brink. The aging emperor Tiberius is in seclusion on...

Rome, AD 41. Caligula has been assassinated and the Praetorian Guard have proclaimed Claudius Emperor — but his position is precarious. His three freedmen, Narcissus, Pallas and Callistus, must find a way to manufacture a quick victory for Claudius — but how? Pallas has the answer: retrieve the Eagle of the Seventeenth, lost in Germania nearly 40 years before. Rome's...

Rome's Sacred Flame transports readers to Rome, AD 63, where Vespasian has been appointed Governor of Africa. The volatile Emperor Nero, increasingly unpredictable, orders Vespasian to journey with his most trusted men to a distant empire in Africa. Their mission is to liberate 500 Roman citizens who have been enslaved by a desert kingdom. Vespasian hopes that by negotiating their...

Britannia, 45 AD: Vespasian's brother, Sabinus, is captured by druids. The druids want to offer a potent sacrifice to their gods—not just one Roman Legate, but two. They know that Vespasian will come after his brother, and they plan to sacrifice the siblings on Midsummer's Day. But to whom will they be making this sacrifice? What were the gods of...

False God of Rome by Robert Fabbri follows Vespasian as he serves as a military officer on the outskirts of the Roman Empire, suppressing local troubles and defending the Roman way. However, political events in Rome, such as Tiberius' increasingly insane debauchery and the escalating grain crisis, draw him back to the city. When Caligula becomes Emperor, Vespasian initially believes...

The Three Paradises by Robert Fabbri explores the chaotic aftermath of Alexander the Great's sudden and unexpected death, which has left the largest, most formidable empire the world has ever seen leaderless. As the fight to take control descends into ruthless scheming and bloody battles, no one—man, woman, or child—is safe. As wars on land and sea are lost and...

AD 58: Rome is in turmoil once more. Emperor Nero has set his heart on a new wife, but to clear a path for her, he must first assassinate his Empress, Claudia Octavia. Vespasian needs to tread carefully here—Nero's new lover, Poppaea Sabina, is no friend of his, and her ascent to power spells danger. Meanwhile, Nero's extravagance has reached...

Marcus Salvius Magnus, leader of the Southern Quirinal Crossroads Brotherhood, has long dominated his part of Rome's criminal underworld. From rival gangs and unpaid debts to rigged chariot races and blood feuds—if you have a problem, Magnus is the man to solve it. He'll do everything in his power to preserve his grip on the less-travelled back alleys of Rome,...