The Thrice Named Man Books in Order

Returning to Sirmium, Lucius joins Rome's frontier legions and earns an emperor's favor during barbarian incursions. A mission among the Goths brings love and new enemies, before imperial civil war forces him to choose loyalties with everything at risk.

Lucius abandons a peaceful civilian life when Emperor Gordian calls him back to service. A scouting mission draws him into eastern conflicts as Sasanian expansion threatens Rome, while dangerous ambitions within the empire complicate preparations for war.

After an attack on their farm, young Lucius and his guardian flee to the horse tribes beyond Rome. As Gothic migration threatens their refuge, Lucius is sent among the Huns and must become a warrior to protect his people.

As Philip the Arab celebrates Rome’s thousandth anniversary, tribes beyond the Danube prepare their own response. Lucius journeys to the capital to fulfill an oath while rebellious legions and renewed invasions threaten the empire and people he cares about.

Eochar leads Scythian forces across the frozen Danube into Thracia, but Emperor Decius assembles a formidable army to stop them. Retreat threatens the campaign, leaving Lucius torn between vengeance, survival, and the hope of finally living in peace.

Hunted by Rome, Eochar and his companions find shelter among the Goths while he seeks revenge for his father’s murder. Broken agreements bring tribal alliances and raids into Transsilvania, forcing him to choose sides against a determined emperor.

Lucius helps repel Gothic raiders but distrusts the ambitions of the Roman general he serves. Old obligations draw him west before a Sasanian advance demands action in the east, forcing him and his friends through competing struggles for power.

After fighting on the Rhine frontier, Lucius honors northern friendships before Emperor Valerian summons him east against the Sasanians. A discovery in their capital threatens his family and Rome, complicating the apparent return of peace to the empire.

Lucius and his companions accompany Cai east to fulfill a promise to the Issedonian king. Dangerous trade routes lead them among the warlords of Serica, where a revelation connects their journey to the futures of Rome and the eastern empire.

Captives of the Sasanian king, Lucius and Hostilius are sent toward a distant region from which no prisoner returns. Along the Silk Road, competing tribes and merchants draw them into struggles where survival depends on finding powerful allies.

Sent to strengthen Rome’s relationship with Palmyra, Lucius becomes entangled in a struggle among desert rulers. Meanwhile, Gothic forces prepare an invasion across the sea, adding another crisis to an empire already weakened by successive disasters.

Emperor Gallienus seeks Lucius’s help as his struggle against Postumus worsens. Old alliances offer a route into Gaul, but a concealed enemy manipulates the tribes with gold, threatening the people Lucius values and demanding a very different response.

A vast Gothic fleet lands in Roman territory, leaving a weakened emperor desperate for reinforcements. Lucius crosses the Danube to seek tribal allies, but unrest and reluctant chiefs complicate his effort to prepare for the coming confrontation.

After defeating the Goths, Rome faces an Alemannic invasion while its armies are occupied elsewhere. Tribes break through the frontier and Alpine passes, forcing Lucius to confront new threats as hidden dangers compound the empire’s military crisis.

Aurelian returns toward Rome after securing the northern frontier, alarming powerful men who fear his judgment. Their betrayal unleashes a broader danger, drawing the emperor and his companions into a desperate race to prevent the empire’s destruction.

With Rome still divided, Aurelian leads his battered forces east against Queen Zenobia’s expanding realm. Attacks threaten the campaign before it reaches Palmyra, forcing Lucius and his companions to fight for survival as well as imperial reunification.

Aurelian prepares to reclaim Rome’s western provinces after restoring the East, but the Druid priestess Vitruvia strikes first. Returning with depleted legions, Eochar crosses the Alps intent on settling a deeply personal debt.