Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and Boldwood Books for the gifted ebook to write my honest review for the tour.

Rebellion is in the air at the far reaches of empire.

Wall of Hadrian, Britannia, AD 367. Tribune Sixtus Victorinus is scouting north of the Wall when he first sees the smoke. Riding south he finds a province in chaos, the local populace in flight, the soldiers absent.
Britannia is ablaze, overrun with barbarians and Valentia is the word on everyone’s lips. But no one seems to have the first clue what it means…

Victorinus may have let his life run to ruin and drunk his youth away, but now he must forge himself into the soldier he always wanted to be, the hero his children think he is.

Because his family are among the missing, and traitors lurk much closer than he could ever believe.

To save his family, he must first save an empire.

EAGLE AND THE FLAME will sweep you through the tumultuous years of the late Roman Empire.

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Historical fiction is one of my favourite genres. I don’t have a favourite time period, I can never decide between them all!

Adam Lofthouse takes the reader back to AD 367, the time of the late Roman Empire. We are introduced to Tribune Sixtus Victorinus, he is north of the Wall of Hadrian, scouting when he sees smoke. He investigates and discovers chaos in a province, all the soldiers gone. As barbarians run amok throughout the country and Valentia is the word everyone hears, with no idea what it means.

Victorinus knows he has not led his life how he should but realises he needs to prove himself as a soldier. Something he wished he had done before, but now his family are at stake, and traitors are never far away either!

A rich and expertly written historical fiction story. Victorinus is a perfect main character, flawed and multi-layered. The author has fleshed him out so well. I do think that characters who are, at times, morally grey, are much more interesting and lifelike.

When I read this type of book, I do love it when I can’t tell when the facts end and the fiction begins. This is exactly how Eagle and the Flame made me feel. I felt like I was watching the battles firsthand with all the brutality that this period brings. Adam Lofthouse knows how to keep his readers in the palm of his hand!

This is the first book in a series, and I am eager to read the next one when I can.

Author Bio

Adam has for many years held a passion for the ancient world. As a teenager he picked up Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden, and has been obsessed with all things Rome ever since. After ten years of immersing himself in stories of the Roman world, he decided to have a go at writing one for himself. He lives in Kent, UK.

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