The Soldier of Raetia
Author | : Heather Domin |
Publisher | : Lulu.com |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 2016-01-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781329751545 |
ISBN-13 | : 132975154X |
Rating | : 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Rome, 10BC. Manilus Dardanus, a new soldier from the provinces, applies for a military sponsorship with Cassius Valerian, general of a small legion patrolling the Raetian frontier. Idealistic and naive, Dardanus has a lot to learn about the life he has chosen, and at first the brusque and reticent general seems the least willing candidate to teach him; but gradually a bond forms between this unlikely pair, one that neither could ever have imagined. Over the course of one blood-soaked summer in the wild, as Dardanus struggles with coming of age and Valerian wrestles the ghosts of his past, battles and betrayals will threaten that fragile bond - and possibly their lives.