Gordon Doherty Books in Order

A Seljuk raid destroys young Apion's family and sends him into slavery on Byzantium's contested frontier. Kind farmer Mansur offers a new home, but Apion's desire for revenge draws him back toward the conflict that shattered his childhood.

Former slave Pavo joins Rome's border legions as Gothic pressure threatens the Eastern Empire. Sent toward the lost kingdom of Bosporus, he becomes entangled in a conspiracy whose consequences reach far beyond his first experience of military service.

With Rome's main armies fighting Persia, Pavo and the XI Claudia must protect a weakened Danube frontier without provoking war. Across the river, a feared leader known as the Viper threatens to unite the Gothic tribes against them.

Rome's depleted eastern frontier leaves it vulnerable to Persian attack while its armies fight the Goths. Pavo leads a small band into enemy territory on a covert mission, also hoping to uncover the truth about his father.

General Apion travels to Constantinople for Romanus Diogenes' coronation, expecting ceremony but finding a lethal political conspiracy. With renewed Seljuk attacks threatening Byzantium, he must protect the new emperor and help restore the army's dwindling confidence.

In 1071, Apion marches east beside Emperor Romanus Diogenes as Byzantium and the Seljuks compete for Manzikert and Chliat. The coming battle threatens the empire, while treachery within its own ranks complicates Apion's duty to his commander.

As Gothic forces dominate Thracia, Pavo and the XI Claudia prepare in Constantinople for a decisive confrontation. Hopes of combined imperial reinforcements mingle with uncertainty over his missing brother, drawing personal loyalties into the struggle approaching Adrianople.

Returning from Persia, Pavo finds Rome's battered legions struggling to hold the Haemus Mountain passes against Fritigern's Goths. Ordered to reinforce the defences, he fears for Felicia and his missing half-brother as the imperial heartland faces invasion.

After the disaster at Adrianople, Pavo struggles to keep the surviving XI Claudia together in a shattered Eastern Empire. News of a new emperor revives hope, but also brings renewed conflict and a powerful adversary into his path.

Spartan-born mercenary Kassandra accepts a stranger's offer to erase her debts by killing a renowned general. The mission draws her into the war between Athens and Sparta, where uncertain alliances and a concealed conspiracy threaten her search for answers.

Emperor Gratian's promised intervention offers hope of ending the Gothic War and saving Rome's eastern provinces. Pavo and his legion cannot welcome it unreservedly, since the emperor also considers them enemies, making the approaching campaign dangerously uncertain.

A prophecy casts suspicion over Hittite prince Hattu from birth, leaving him isolated within his own family. When northern enemies invade, he enters a brutal military world, determined to prove his worth despite the ominous future foretold for him.

Peace has ended the Gothic War, but exiled Pavo receives none of the honours granted to its heroes. Convinced Emperor Gratian engineered the conflict, he seeks justice for lost loved ones against an adversary protected by imperial power.

As relations between the Hittites and Egypt deteriorate, Prince Hattu dreams of the destruction that war could bring. Refusing to accept Ishtar's warnings as inevitable, he searches for a remaining chance to preserve peace between the rival powers.

In 360 AD, a Roman legion finds itself surrounded in the Persian desert. This prequel to Pavo's story follows soldiers facing a desperate battlefield predicament, with the bonds between fathers and sons central to their ordeal.

The Hittite and Egyptian empires mobilise enormous armies for a confrontation at Kadesh. Prince Hattu carries a personal grievance into the campaign, hoping to confront his wife's killer as the rival powers prepare for a devastating clash.

Returning from Kadesh, Prince Hattu discovers his nephew has seized the Hittite throne through bloodshed. The new ruler demands obedience in exchange for his family's safety, forcing Hattu to weigh their protection against his determination to challenge tyranny.

Troy waits for Hittite assistance as Agamemnon's forces threaten the city. King Hattu, weakened by civil war and distrusted by rival powers, sets out to honour his obligation to Priam despite having almost no army left to send.

Drought, earthquakes, and shortages destabilise the ancient empires as Tudha inherits the Hittite throne. His efforts to secure the realm face treachery and shifting alliances, while the approaching Sea Peoples threaten destruction on an even greater scale.

Retired legionary Pavo builds a quiet life with his wife and son on a Thracian farm. As Gothic, Persian, and western threats destabilize Rome, an intrusion from his military past threatens both his family and the empire.

Pavo transports cargo by sea, hoping to earn enough for a peaceful island home with his family. A missing emperor, Gothic rebellion, and renewed unrest pull him toward a broken empire that demands another sacrifice from its former soldier.

Roman hostage Flavius Aetius survives among the Huns while concealing the deaths that have erased his value. An unlikely friendship with young Attila offers support amid danger, forging a bond whose future may reshape a troubled imperial world.

Scottish warrior Kal MacLean survives a disastrous clan raid with help from a Campbell widow whose visions anticipated his arrival. Hunted by both clans, he uncovers a widening conspiracy while attraction and supernatural danger complicate his loyalties.

Flavius Aetius struggles to defend a collapsing Western Roman Empire against invasion and internal betrayal. Count Bonifacius targets what he loves, while Attila approaches the Hunnic crown, placing their longstanding brotherhood under mounting pressure from war and ambition.