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First published as an Ebook by Headline Publishing Group in 2015

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About the Book

The gripping final novella in the ebook-exclusive INVADER series, set in Roman Britain, AD 45, from Sunday Times bestselling authors Simon Scarrow and T. J. Andrews.

Britannia, AD 45. Rome’s plan to establish a new friendly king over a hostile native tribe is in grave danger. A sinister new Druid sect, led by a charismatic priest, is threatening to destabilise the province and has taken several Roman soldiers prisoner.

Now Optio Horatius Figulus faces his most dangerous mission yet. He must venture deep behind enemy lines in search of his captured comrades and the Druids’ secret fortress. Can Figulus stop the Dark Moon Druids from inflicting a devastating defeat against the Second Legion? Can he rescue his comrades before they are put to death in a terrifying spectacle?

About Simon Scarrow and T. J. Andrews

Simon Scarrow is a Sunday Times No. 1 bestselling author. His bestsellers include his novels featuring Roman soldiers Macro and Cato, most recently BROTHERS IN BLOOD, PRAETORIAN and THE LEGION, as well as HEARTS OF STONE, a powerful novel of the Greek Resistance in WWII, SWORD AND SCIMITAR, about the 1565 Siege of Malta, and four novels about the lives of the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon Bonaparte. He is the author with T. J. Andrews of the bestselling ARENA, introducing the gladiator hero Pavo.

Simon’s novels have been published in the USA and in translation all around the world.

To find out more about Simon Scarrow and his novels, visit www.simonscarrow.co.uk and www.catoandmacro.com.

T. J. Andrews was born near Barking Abbey and grew up in Essex, not far from the ancient Roman garrison at Colchester. After several years in publishing he became a full-time writer. He lives in London.

By Simon Scarrow

The Roman Series

Under the Eagle

The Eagle’s Conquest

When the Eagle Hunts

The Eagle and the Wolves

The Eagle’s Prey

The Eagle’s Prophecy

The Eagle in the Sand

Centurion

The Gladiator

The Legion

Praetorian

The Blood Crows

Brothers in Blood

The Wellington and Napoleon Quartet

Young Bloods

The Generals

Fire and Sword

The Fields of Death

Sword and Scimitar

Hearts of Stone

The Gladiator Series

Gladiator: Fight for Freedom

Gladiator: Street Fighter

Gladiator: Son of Spartacus

Gladiator: Vengeance

Writing with T. J. Andrews

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