Enemies of the Empire Chris Wooding Why should distinguished Edwardian Cabinet

Why should distinguished Edwardian Cabinet minister Edwin Strafford resign at the height of his parliamentary career and why should the woman he loves reject him

A good guy

who has recently been discovered embezzling castle money taken in tolls

there's going to be a terrible war

In the busy market square

Enemies of the Empire Chris Wooding Why should distinguished Edwardian CabinetIt's AD 188, and a tiresome three day journey to the forested outskirts of the Empire is the last thing Libertus, freedman and pavement maker, wants to make. Not only are there wolves and bears, but Celtic rebels may well regard the lone coach as fair game. But when Marcus Septimus asks Libertus to join him on official business, he knows he can't refuse his benevolent patron. En route to the garrison town of Isca, they stop at Venta: a simmering