Authors: David Donachie
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D
AVID
D
ONACHIE
was born in Edinburgh in 1944. He has always had an abiding interest in the naval history of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries as well as the Roman Republic, and, under the pen-name of Jack Ludlow, has published a number of historical adventure novels. David lives in Deal with his partner, the novelist Sarah Grazebrook.
T
HE
J
OHN
P
EARCE SERIES
By the Mast Divided • A Shot Rolling Ship
An Awkward Commission • A Flag of Truce
The Admirals’ Game • An Ill Wind
Blown Off Course • Enemies at Every Turn
A Sea of Troubles • A Divided Command
The Devil to Pay
Written as Jack Ludlow
T
HE
L
AST
R
OMAN
S
ERIES
Vengeance
Honour
T
HE
R
EPUBLIC SERIES
The Pillars of Rome
The Sword of Revenge
The Gods of War
T
HE
C
ONQUEST SERIES
Mercenaries
Warriors
Conquest
T
HE
R
OADS TO
W
AR SERIES
The Burning Sky
A Broken Land
A Bitter Field
T
HE
C
RUSADES SERIES
Son of Blood
Soldier of Crusade
Prince of Legend
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First published in 2014.
This ebook edition first published in Great Britain by Allison & Busby in 2014.
Copyright © 2014 by D
AVID
D
ONACHIE
All characters and events in this publication,
other than those clearly in the public domain,
are fictitious and any resemblance to actual persons,
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A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN 978–0–7490–1658–6