Griff Hosker Books in Order

After being removed from his home, Wayne moves in with a grandmother he barely knows, then loses her too. Bullied and lonely, he visits Whitby, where his great-grandmother's ghost offers unexpected help with his troubled life.

Roman forces prepare to invade Caledonia under Agricola, while other demands leave Britain's garrisons stretched. Marcus and his cavalry must face northern resistance and a Druid plot that threatens their commander as well as the campaign.

Caledonian attackers burn Gaius's farm and abduct his wife and children. With Roman troops occupied by Queen Morwenna's rebellion, Marcus, Gaius, and Gaelwyn must journey north themselves to rescue the family from their captors.

Agricola's recall leaves Roman cavalry and Batavian auxiliaries struggling to hold the northern frontier. Marcus must confront Caledonian attacks while treason among Roman officers threatens the soldiers trying to defend Britain's increasingly vulnerable territory.

Victory over the Brigantes brings little peace when an alliance of kings threatens Roman Britain. Marcus and his cavalry officers must protect their families and province while a new prefect disrupts their unit and Druids encourage resistance.

Roman cavalryman Ulpius Felix helps rescue Cartimandua, queen of the Brigantes, as revolt threatens Britain's uneasy peace. His fellow horsemen must contend with murder, divided loyalties, and treachery while fighting to keep the province under Roman control.

Two native nobles pursue opposing ambitions, one supporting Rome and the other seeking its destruction. An overstretched cavalry unit struggles to defend Britain, while Morwenna pursues revenge for her mother's crucifixion and fuels resistance to Roman rule.

Young Aelfraed wants to become a warrior, and his uncle brings him into Harold Godwinson's service. Campaigns against the Welsh introduce him to a dangerous military life as England moves toward the battles and upheaval of 1066.

After the Norman invasion, Aelfraed joins Saxon resistance in northern England. Betrayal forces the rebels into the forests as outlaws, where they continue fighting while William's forces hunt them and tighten their grip on the country.

After Trajan's death, Hadrian begins rebuilding Roman Britain's defenses. Livius Sallustius faces murder, rebellious officers, and the continuing hostility of Morwenna, the Red Witch, as he works to secure a frontier threatened from within and beyond.

A northern rebellion endangers Rome's scouts and draws the Ninth Legion into conflict. Livius also receives a secret mission from Trajan involving stolen gold and the emperor's brother, taking him into dangers beyond the familiar British frontier.

A terrorist targets the Cannes Film Festival, threatening celebrities, wealthy visitors, and tourists. British and French intelligence analysts must identify an elusive killer before further attacks turn the international gathering into a scene of mounting carnage.

Robbie Macgregor, the unwanted son of a French aristocrat and a Scottish servant, escapes revolutionary danger by joining the French army. Cavalry service carries him through campaigns that draw Napoleon's attention and reshape his uncertain future.

Rebellion and Irish slave raids threaten Roman Britain during Hadrian's reign. Overworked auxiliary soldiers must confront enemies at home and pursue captives beyond the province, while Morwenna and Macro continue challenging Rome's control of the frontier.

Robbie Macgregor serves as a French cavalryman and spy during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. Fighting Ottoman opponents is only part of his task, as enemies within the army make loyalty and survival increasingly difficult to secure.

Orphaned Jack Hogan is forced aboard a slave ship before finding himself in Charleston. As the American Civil War begins, he enters Confederate partisan service, carrying out raids behind Union lines while navigating the violence surrounding him.

Lord Lann's brothers are besieged by Saxons, forcing him across hostile territory to help them. Meanwhile, war with Gwynedd and Irish raids threaten the home he has built, pulling his warriors between family loyalties and defending Rheged.

When Saxons destroy their village, three orphaned boys join King Urien's warriors. In late sixth-century Britain, they must learn to fight for a threatened kingdom as the surviving Britons resist the invaders pressing into their lands.

Surrounded by Saxon enemies, Rheged's warlord leads his warriors in defense of one of Britain's remaining native kingdoms. Their struggle also brings betrayal and murder among supposed allies, making trust as dangerous as the battles themselves.

King Aella wages war against Britain's remaining native rulers, forcing Lord Lann and his Wolf Warriors into renewed resistance. Their battlefield strength offers little protection against betrayal by allies as the Saxons threaten the survival of their kingdom.

Two surviving housecarls of Harold Godwinson leave Norman-controlled England and travel through Russia toward Byzantium. Joining the Varangian Guard brings new battles against Normans in Italy, alongside the treachery and political struggles of imperial service.

Vikings capture a Saxon boy and his mother, but an old, one-armed warrior frees the boy. Becoming Dragonheart draws him into Viking rivalries and a search for a new home on the Isle of Man.

Robbie Macgregor serves the British as Wellesley campaigns in Iberia, undertaking secret missions behind French lines. Early successes give way to a harsher struggle when the war leads toward Sir John Moore's retreat to Corunna.

Young William Harsker joins the cavalry expecting a soldier's life, only to encounter trenches and machine guns in Flanders. Transferring to the Royal Flying Corps brings new dangers as he learns the work of observer, gunner, and pilot.

Bill Harsker's squadron flies Gunbus aircraft against German Fokker monoplanes. A commanding officer's rigid rules compound the dangers of aerial combat, leaving Bill to protect his men while casualties rise and the threat of court-martial hangs over him.

The Royal Flying Corps supports the Allied offensive on the Somme, exposing its crews to German fighters. Bill Harsker and 41 Squadron must survive increasingly capable enemy aircraft while protecting the soldiers fighting on the ground below.

During the fighting around Arras, Bill, Gordy, and Ted face German Albatros fighters and Richthofen's pilots. Mounting losses test 41 Squadron's resolve, while the pressures of war reach beyond France into the lives they have left at home.

Robbie Matthews returns from spying in France to serve as a captain in the British Light Dragoons. Prejudice and jealous officers complicate his new role as he faces French forces and works to prove himself in Hanover.

As construction of Hadrian's Wall begins, young cavalry officer Marcus is captured along with the Sword of Cartimandua. Carried far from Britain by raiders, he must find a way out of captivity while the frontier remains threatened.

A new warlord faces a Northumbrian invasion and uncertain allies as Rheged struggles to protect its people. Suspicions of treachery accompany the fighting, drawing the warriors toward the conflict between Edwin's forces and their Welsh and Mercian opponents.

Captain Matthews must convince Napoleon that he remains a loyal Frenchman while secretly serving Colonel Selkirk. Missions between 1804 and 1807 carry him through European campaigns, where exposure would destroy the delicate deception sustaining his work.

Jack Hogan and the First Virginia Scouts fight through Chancellorsville and Brandy Station toward Gettysburg. Alongside the Civil War's military dangers, they must contend with personal enemies determined to hunt them down and settle their own scores.

Dragonheart leads his warriors through battles against Saxon and Irish enemies on land and sea. A discovery in a cave challenges his understanding of the past, while conflict on Anglesey brings an old enemy back into his life.

Jarl Dragonheart builds a Viking kingdom on the Isle of Man, but raids, rivalries, and a harsh winter threaten its stability. Conflict with Saxon and Viking enemies draws him toward Rheged and the dangerous legacy of his ancestors.

When families from the Isle of Man are kidnapped, Dragonheart and his warriors pursue their captors into Ireland. Irish fighters and renegade Vikings complicate the rescue, sending the men into further danger across the lands of their enemies.

Dragonheart and his Wolf Warriors sail toward the Mediterranean, encountering new enemies and betrayal by former allies. Their journey takes them through Africa to Byzantium, where the court of Emperor Nikephoros presents dangers beyond those of battle.

Bill, Gordy, and Ted lead new pilots as Sopwith Camels face German Fokker triplanes. The German offensive of 1918 brings renewed pressure, forcing the squadron to endure the final campaigns of the First World War.

As Matilda prepares to marry the Count of Anjou, Alfraed struggles to hold England's north with few warriors. King Henry sends him east while keeping his family hostage in London, drawing him into Byzantine dangers and political plots.

Infantryman Tom Harsker experiences the retreat to Dunkirk before escaping to Britain. Selected for the newly formed Commandos, the son of a First World War flying ace prepares for raids intended to disrupt German plans for invasion.

Alfraed's elevation to Earl of Cleveland draws him deeper into political intrigue. He must fight Scottish, Welsh, and Viking enemies before joining King Henry in Normandy, where plots threaten the king's authority and England's uncertain future.

After King Henry loses his heir, England and Normandy become vulnerable to conspirators seeking the throne. Alfraed returns to England with his father and must find his place as a knight while defending a kingdom threatened by ambition and betrayal.

The Empress's new male heir provokes rebellion in Scotland and Normandy against King Henry. Serving as the king's champion, the Earl of Cleveland becomes entangled in murder and treachery as the struggle over succession threatens his own world.

Alfraed of Norton escorts Empress Matilda back to her husband, the Emperor. Fighting through an empire divided by political ambition, he and his men must guard her against bandits, enemies, and betrayal from within their own company.

In 1940, a section of British Commandos returns to occupied France to strike at German forces. As Italy joins the war, their operations expand toward North Africa, forcing the soldiers to fight while Britain faces growing pressure.

Dragonheart hunts the traitor Magnus through northern islands and Wales while threats gather against his home. Discovering an ancient queen's tomb strengthens his connection to his sword, but finding his enemy draws him into a dangerous Saxon kingdom.

Jarl Dragonheart sails beyond familiar waters to trade and raid with a dwindling band of sworn warriors. Betrayal and new enemies force him to protect his family while becoming entangled in the plots of more powerful kingdoms.

Dragonheart's reputation and sword draw challengers determined to kill him. After surviving assassination attempts, he helps King Egbert defend Wessex against Mercia and its Danish allies, while danger threatens to follow him back to his own homeland.

Dragonheart returns from raiding the Empire to discover his homeland has been attacked. Seeking revenge against Wessex, he must also identify traitors and spies among apparently friendly faces before their betrayal destroys what he is fighting to protect.

Rival Vikings attack Dragonheart and his people, seeking the wealth and land they have built. Fighting across a world stretching from Byzantium to London and Orkney, he must defend his community against warriors who share his own traditions.

Dragonheart's daughter and daughter-in-law are kidnapped, forcing him to search hostile lands and seas. Magical opponents and fortified enemies test his warriors as the pursuit takes them through Cornwall, Wales, and the north in a struggle to bring them home.

After D-Day, Tom's Commandos enter German-held territory to destroy a fuel dump while Allied troops remain confined in Normandy. Their mission draws them into the fighting around the Falaise Gap and the push toward the liberation of Paris.

King David of Scotland exploits England's civil war to invade the north. The Warlord and the Archbishop of York must unite former enemies against a larger army, defending their land while rival claims to the English crown remain unresolved.

Sibling rivalry threatens the Raven Wing Clan's prosperous island home, sending Hrolf into Frankia to mend the division. Their jarl's marriage creates another dangerous alliance, drawing the warriors far from home against enemies with overwhelming numbers.

Operating from Malta, Tom Harsker and his Commandos prepare for the invasion of Sicily. Missions by sea and air send them behind enemy lines before they lead another attack ahead of the main Allied force at Salerno.

Dragonheart's profitable raid on Lundenwic provokes a Danish clan that kidnaps Aiden and threatens his home. The rescue reveals another connection to the past while drawing his small band into the conflict between Mercia and Wessex.

An old enemy's son plots against Dragonheart and his family, stretching the clan's warriors across several conflicts. News of treasure in Neustria offers a chance to take the fight into Frankish lands while strengthening his people's position.

After King Henry dies, Stephen claims England and Normandy while the Earl of Cleveland fights for Henry's heirs. A Scottish invasion captures much of the north, leaving Alfraed holding out against King David during the opening years of civil war.

The Earl of Cleveland must return from Normandy to rescue Empress Matilda after her forces suffer defeat. Fighting Stephen's army and the winter, he protects the future Henry II while enemies multiply and his allies grow fewer.

In the war's final months, Tom's Commandos must destroy a factory supplying V-2 components and support the advance into Germany. A further mission takes them deeper behind enemy lines to try to save prisoners held in a death camp.

William of Stockton leaves for the Holy Land to do penance and encounters rulers competing for power beneath the language of crusade. False knights and uncertain alliances force him to rediscover his father's values while fighting unfamiliar enemies.

Lieutenant Harsker's Commandos go behind enemy lines to support the Canadian attack on Dieppe. Surviving that dangerous operation brings little respite, as they are sent to North Africa to destroy valuable equipment captured by the enemy.

Young Hrolf leaves Dragonheart's service to sail with Jarl Gunnar Thorfinnson. Establishing a home off the Frankish coast brings wealth and the hostility of rival Vikings, forcing Hrolf to prove himself in battles against his own people.

The Warlord and his son support Richard de Clare's expedition to Ireland, where a small force of knights seeks a new kingdom. Their campaign connects struggles in Scotland and the Welsh Marches with the ambitions of King Henry.

When the Holy Roman Emperor nears death, Matilda faces rivals who want to use her to gain power. King Henry sends Alfraed to bring her safely home, forcing his small band to fight across Europe against foreign enemies and Norman traitors.

After the liberation of Paris, Tom's Commandos join the struggle to capture Antwerp and the islands controlling the Scheldt. The failed Allied move at Arnhem leaves securing the port urgent, requiring dangerous raids and amphibious operations against German defenders.

An enemy from Norway revives a blood feud that threatens Dragonheart's settled life. His clan must confront warriors of their own blood, carrying the conflict between Dublin, Wessex, Wales, and Man while protecting the people they have built around them.

Dragonheart rescues a dying wolf cub before raids on St Michael's Mount and Lundenwic draw the clan into wider conflict. As he discovers new links to his past, his grandson's growing skill raises questions about the clan's future leadership.

Aging Dragonheart considers leaving war behind until an ambitious Dane involves him in an attempt to seize Wessex. Renewed fighting brings links to his ancestors into the present, complicating his hopes of spending peaceful years with his grandchildren.

With Normandy falling to the French, Sir Thomas must choose between rebellious barons and loyalty to King John. Returning to England offers a new beginning, but defending his land draws him into conspiracies and attacks by brigands and Scots.

After their jarl and his family are killed, Hrolf's clan struggles with internal division. A raid on Frankia inspires his dream of a new home, but betrayal and Breton attacks threaten the future he hopes to build.

In 1941, Tom Harsker and his section of Commandos are sent behind the Atlantic Wall on a dangerous mission. With Britain under growing pressure at sea and abroad, striking inside enemy territory brings risks their small unit must face together.

Erik's family flees Orkney when Norway's king threatens their independence, only to face further fighting in Britain. Pursued again, the Clan of the Fox must trust Erik's navigation as they sail into an uncharted ocean seeking a new home.

Mercenary Will joins the Black Prince's forces and becomes bodyguard to his sons. When young Richard inherits the English crown, Will's duty expands into protecting a child king against conspiracies, assassination attempts, and a growing peasant revolt.

A curse divides Hrolf the Horseman's grandsons as they grow into warriors. Their conflict sends Rollo away from his family to begin again in Norway, where he must build a reputation and find warriors willing to follow him.

Lord Hrolf of Rouen lacks an heir needed to fulfill a prophecy, prompting a journey to Dragonheart's daughter Ylva. Her spell links the family's future to a dangerous campaign toward Paris as Viking ships gather on the Seine.

Rollo holds Rouen, but Breton resentment and hidden enemies threaten his position. Trying to fulfill a prophecy and honor his grandfather's hopes requires more than fighting skill: he must learn to plot against rivals at home and abroad.

The aging Warlord is sent to arrange a marriage between Henry's half-sister and a Welsh prince. Discovering a plot against the crown draws him into another war, with his grandson Samuel beside him as they defend England.

After the First World War, pilot Bill Harsker joins the RAF's early operations beyond France. Fighting Bolsheviks in the Baltic and serving in Egypt and Somaliland requires new flying skills and caution around allies whose loyalties remain uncertain.

The Warlord and Duke Henry adopt a bold strategy to break the stalemate in England's civil war. Meanwhile, rival rulers and betrayal within Henry's family threaten his continental lands, forcing him to fight for both inheritance and crown.

After losing his son, Sir Thomas travels through France seeking revenge and encounters King Louis. Returning to England brings another duty: helping Henry III campaign in Poitou, where French and Poitevin rebels challenge the young king's growing authority.

Tom and his men expect a quieter assignment after securing Antwerp, but Hitler's Ardennes offensive interrupts their work training soldiers. Fighting alongside American allies, they must defend snowy forests against German forces equipped with formidable new tanks.

After the Earl of Gloucester dies and Matilda returns to Normandy, Stephen appears close to securing his crown. The Warlord of the North begins preparing young Prince Henry for kingship while defending his own position against opportunistic enemies.

Tom Harsker's peaceful life with his family and air freight business ends when the Korean War begins. Recalled to service, he must build a new unit for operations behind enemy lines in a country unfamiliar to him.

Vikings settled on the Cotentin Peninsula refuse to surrender their new home. Raids carry them to Cordoba, Wessex and Aquitaine, while new ships allow the Clan of the Horse to challenge King Louis the Pious for further territory.

After rescuing his grandfather Hrolf, Rollo Ragnvaldsson must find a secure home for his people. Fighting Saxons, Bretons and Franks, he gains fresh allies through Guthrum the Dane as his ambitions increasingly center on the lands around Rouen.

Newly appointed Earl of Cleveland, Sir Thomas faces rebellion against King John while Scottish raids threaten the north. His efforts to defend loyal territory draw him into the conflicts surrounding Magna Carta and the struggle against French intervention.

Henry's quarrel with Thomas Becket unfolds amid French intrigue and rebellion in Brittany. The aging Warlord must help protect the king's interests before Scotland's new ruler creates another crisis that calls him back to the northern border.

Hrolf the Horseman exploits instability in Frankia to strengthen his lands and secure his son's inheritance. Raids along the Seine expose unreliable allies, while Ragnvald's first experience of command tests the next generation of Viking leadership.

Unable to return to England, Sir Thomas and Lady Margaret seek a new home in Anjou. Establishing themselves at Sir Leofric's old manor brings threats from both the French and King John, whose territorial claims fuel dangerous intrigue.

Viking settlers on the Cotentin Peninsula hope for peace with their Frankish neighbors, but an attack forces retaliation. When their allies suffer defeat, the clan faces a concentrated assault on its home and must fight for survival.

Returning home to devastating losses, Decurion Marcus Aurelius is sent north into an uprising threatening Rome's frontier forts. Command of a cavalry unit brings the task of forging an effective force against rebellion in the land of the Votadini.

Tribal attacks threaten Hadrian's new wall, aided by a traitor within the Roman ranks. Marcus's cavalry and isolated auxiliary troops must contend with enemies on both sides as leaked information makes an already dangerous frontier still harder to defend.

A wealthy Romano-British princess finances well-armed tribes opposed to Roman rule, while an absent legion leaves the frontier vulnerable. Marcus's cavalry must confront a spreading rebellion that threatens territory both north and south of the wall.

Lord Lann, the Wolf Warrior, seeks to unite the remaining free peoples against King Edwin and his Northumbrians. Armed with a magical sword, he faces treachery and competing loyalties in the struggle between Saxons and Romano-British survivors.

News of a new Northumbrian king brings the Warlord of Rheged north with an army. When Saxon warriors abduct his son and the Prince of Gwynedd, he must lead a smaller force into a dangerous rescue mission.

Summoned to Byzantium, the Warlord of Rheged and Myrddyn become entangled in conspiracies while uncovering the truth about Saxon Slayer. Returning to Britain, he seeks Welsh allies against King Iago and the Saxons as danger reaches his family.

With the Wolf Brethren depleted by war, disease and age, the Warlord faces a blood feud with Saxon mercenaries. Northumbria's struggle against Mercia threatens Rheged, while an unexpected source of hope emerges through his nephew Arturus.

Victory over King Edwin briefly gives the Welsh and their Mercian allies control, but divisions soon return. The Warlord and Gawan must protect Rheged amid rival claims, while Myrddyn's reappearance brings a warning of approaching disaster.

As D-Day approaches, commandos must discover what awaits the invasion forces behind the Atlantic Wall. Their reconnaissance and combat missions lead toward the assault on Sword Beach, where preparation meets the realities of invading occupied France.

Knighted after his father's death protecting King Richard, Thomas loses his hopes of inheriting the family manor under Prince John. He takes a small force to Sweden, serving Jarl Birger Brosa amid Baltic warfare and political betrayal.