Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forlorn Hope | 2012 | James Mace | Buy |
| 2 | I Stood with Wellington | 2012 | James Mace | Buy |
| 3 | Empire Betrayed | 2013 | James Mace | Buy |
| 4 | Courage, Marshal Ney | 2014 | James Mace | Buy |
| 5 | Slaves of Fear | 2016 | James Mace | Buy |
| 6 | Die by the Blade | 2017 | James Mace | Buy |
James Mace’s standalone novels split between the Napoleonic Wars and the Roman Empire. Forlorn Hope (2012) follows a British lieutenant leading an assault on the fortress of Badajoz during the Peninsular War. I Stood with Wellington covers the Waterloo campaign from both British and French perspectives. Courage, Marshal Ney tells the story of Michel Ney’s trial and execution after Waterloo.
On the Roman side, Empire Betrayed covers the fall of the Praetorian Prefect Sejanus, connecting to The Artorian Chronicles timeline. Slaves of Fear follows the Roman conquest of Britain in 47 AD. Die by the Blade centers on a Dacian captive enslaved to quarry marble for Vespasian’s amphitheater — what would become the Colosseum.