Don't let them take you alive!
In THE JUSTICE OF REVENGE, an historical novel set in third century A.D. Europe, the story of the German barbarian warrior Berand continues. True to his vow made in Book One that justice would be done, he makes sure the Black Hound Clan is made Outcast, banishing them from the tribe. He assumes his cousin's murder has been avenged.
His abilities as a warrior and leader grow as he becomes chieftain of his clan. Repeated raiding successes embolden his tribe of Alemannic warriors to mount increasingly daring attacks on the Roman Empire and its legions.
Between raids, Berand is invited by the Roman Emperor Gallienus to bring his barbarian cavalry to fight with the Roman legions. In a battle that almost costs both men their lives, an unsuspected traitor surfaces.
Then when it seems the Alemanni will successfully invade Italy herself, everything comes crashing down when the tribe's past decisions catch up them them. The Alemannic warriors are threatened with near annihilation as a Black Hound exacts his own version of justice.
In the second volume of THE KING'S CHAIN series, THE JUSTICE OF REVENGE continues to tell a fascinating tale of a dangerous and violent world in which good friends become mortal enemies, emperors are betrayed by those they trust most, and the fine line between justice and revenge blurs until only revenge is possible,
In THE JUSTICE OF REVENGE, an historical novel set in third century A.D. Europe, the story of the German barbarian warrior Berand continues. True to his vow made in Book One that justice would be done, he makes sure the Black Hound Clan is made Outcast, banishing them from the tribe. He assumes his cousin's murder has been avenged.
His abilities as a warrior and leader grow as he becomes chieftain of his clan. Repeated raiding successes embolden his tribe of Alemannic warriors to mount increasingly daring attacks on the Roman Empire and its legions.
Between raids, Berand is invited by the Roman Emperor Gallienus to bring his barbarian cavalry to fight with the Roman legions. In a battle that almost costs both men their lives, an unsuspected traitor surfaces.
Then when it seems the Alemanni will successfully invade Italy herself, everything comes crashing down when the tribe's past decisions catch up them them. The Alemannic warriors are threatened with near annihilation as a Black Hound exacts his own version of justice.
In the second volume of THE KING'S CHAIN series, THE JUSTICE OF REVENGE continues to tell a fascinating tale of a dangerous and violent world in which good friends become mortal enemies, emperors are betrayed by those they trust most, and the fine line between justice and revenge blurs until only revenge is possible,
