Duncan Kenworthy

In 140 AD, twenty years after the unexplained disappearance of the entire Ninth Legion in the mountains of Scotland, young centurion Marcus Aquila arrives from Rome to solve the mystery and restore the reputation of his father, the commander of the Ninth. Accompanied only by his British slave Esca, Marcus sets out across Hadrian's Wall into the uncharted highlands of Caledonia to confront its savage tribes, make peace with his father's memory, and...

Jason and Ado are nineteen. They'e been in the academy of a famous London soccer club since they were eight and now it's the night before their first-ever game as professionals. They should be sleeping, but they're over-excited. They exercise, fight, laugh, and talk. Then, suddenly, Jason kisses Ade. In the high-profile sporting world where image is everything, this surprising pass sets the men up for a contrasting decade of fame and failure, full...