Bøger af Jerry Autieri

The world shakes as a merciless horde of Ligurian warriors descends from the mountains to challenge the might of Rome. The glorious city of Pisa is now at the mercy of forty-thousand barbarians, its citizens trembling with fear and desperation as the Ligurians hold it under siege. Amidst the chaos and destruction, Pisa's commander sends out a desperate plea for aid to Rome, but doubts and hesitation grip the war-weary citizens. Time is running out as the fate of Pisa hangs in the balance. Centurions Varro, Falco, and Curio are once again called upon to embark on a dangerous mission that leads them into the heart of enemy territory. But they soon discover that their enemies are not just on the battlefield - hidden threats lurk in every corner, ready to strike at any moment. With their lives constantly in peril, the trio must navigate treacherous landscapes and battle enemies seen and unseen. Will they be able to fulfill their duty and bring relief to Pisa before it falls? In this heart-racing tale of bravery, betrayal, and survival, Centurions Varro, Falco, and Curio must not only face the might of a savage enemy but also fight against hidden threats that could shake Rome to its core.

Yngvar, son of a powerful Norman jarl, thought raiding a glorious profession. He dreamed of the Viking ideal, sailing to distant shores and battling honorable foes. Laden with gold, he would return home in glory. The same life of adventure that his grandfather, Ulfrik Ormsson, experienced awaited him.It proved a false dream.Along with his cousin and best friend, Yngvar discovers a world unlike the sagas of the great heroes. He encounters murder and treachery. Raiding is nothing more than merciless theft. True riches remain elusive and sea kings dominate the waves.Yngvar trusts to his honor and courage to carry him. Yet powerful enemies swarm all around him. Fate guides him into the teeth of a clash between two of history's mightiest jarls. He will require all his cunning and daring to survive.So begins a new saga of Viking adventure and war. Join the shield wall once more and witness the fierce history of the Norsemen.

Yngvar Hakonsson is a Viking hero and warrior. His companions, the Descendants of the Wolf, are fiercely loyal to him. Skalds already sing songs of his deeds. Yet he is also a wanted man. Deposed King of Norway, Erik Blood-Axe, carries a wound that forever reminds him of his defeat at Yngvar's hands. Infuriated and humiliated, Erik puts a bounty on Yngvar's life. Erik's son doubles the bounty if Yngvar is first handed over to him. He will cut off Yngvar's legs in retribution for his father's injury.Bounty hunters come seeking Yngvar in his new home on the west coast of Norway. The lure of reward for his capture leaves him no peace. Even as he relocates danger follows. King Hakon the Good sends him to distant shores. Yet the threat does not lessen, but only deepens. Yngvar and his wolves find themselves surrounded by enemies, and Yngvar's bounty hovers like a bloodied ax over all their necks.

The long journey from Iceland cost Ulfrik Ormsson everything. His one solace is the promise of revenge and a chance to reclaim what had once been his. Yet Frankia has changed in his absence. The Northmen are in retreat and their leadership is fractured. Former allies have sold themselves to the Franks, and Ulfrik finds no safe place to rest his sword. A jarl no more and long believed dead, Ulfrik confronts a hostile land with no friends. The Franks conquered his former territories and scattered his people. His wife has remarried and his sons are grown. He cannot return to them in shame and poverty, but after a violent clash with bandits he desperately needs aid. He returns to Hrolf the Strider and discovers his former jarl has need of a man returned from the dead. With a promise of fabulous rewards, he dispatches Ulfrik to infiltrate an army of Northmen sell-swords. His life depends upon secrecy but soon old enemies are dogging his trail.Ulfrik is locked in a life-or-death struggle against foes old and new, and the future of Normandy depends on his success.

Roman Centurions Varro, Falco, and Curio are once more embroiled in a flurry of danger and tension in Iberia. Bitter rebels eager to overthrow Roman rule threaten to turn the trio's mission on its head. They not only must battle insurgents, but also are tasked with finding thieves who stole a box of coins from the treasury -- coins they once accepted, now making them part of the crime. If they fail, the horrors of legion justice await them -- execution by their own peers. Tension runs high in this thrilling historical fiction novel that will keep readers glued to the page. As Varro, Falco, and Curio traverse the treacherous lands of ancient Iberia, peril looms at every corner. Powerful forces conspire against them, threatening to take away their freedom--or even their lives--if they can't uncover the truth in time. Will they be able to outwit their enemies or will they succumb to the machinations of those who seek their harm? Find out in another high-action, hard-fighting novel of ancient Rome from Jerry Autieri. Get your copy today!

The war in Macedonia is over for Varro, Falco, and Curio, citizen-soldiers who answered Rome's call to arms as boys and grew into battle-hardened men. They join the Legion's triumphant return and enjoy thanksgiving celebrations for their great victory. But Varro carries a secret with him, and it will change all their lives. The war might be over, but the demands of Rome are endless. He accepts an assignment to serve the King of Numidia, a new country forged from the ashes of the Second Punic War. A command of rabble is assigned to him, and he has as much trouble fighting his own men as his actual enemies. He struggles to lead his band of raiders, while a fearsome enemy he believes long dead draws closer -- seeking bloody vengeance. Enjoy another high-action, hard-fighting novel of ancient Rome from Jerry Autieri. Get your copy today!

Bjorn Arensson, a Viking and berserker, has followed his companions across fields of slaughter and through countless dangers. Content to hew enemies with his mighty ax, he enjoyed a simple life of battle and glory. Yet he sailed the tides of war too far.Gyna Loptsdottir is a shield maiden as blood-thirsty as her lover, Bjorn. With the son of the bear god at her side she clashed swords with the fiercest warriors of the north. She carved her place among Yngvar's Wolves and earned the respect of her sword-brothers. Yet she now fights alone.The Fates have been merciful and cruel to both Bjorn and Gyna. The Fates have isolated and tormented them. The Fates have set relentless enemies against them. Yet the Fates have also offered a promise of reunion. Only if both can survive the long, bloody road to find each other again.

Yngvar Hakonsson and his Wolves are renowned as King Hakon the Good's chosen warriors. They go where no other can go, achieve what no other can dare, and carry the king's word to the edges of his realm. No enemy stands long against their swords.After bringing a wayward jarl to heel, Yngvar is summoned to King Hakon's side. The young king is burdened with evil news from abroad. He is snared in the obligations of kingship, and trusts no one more than Yngvar to resolve the problems on his behalf. Yngvar is sent to distant Ireland. In return for his service he is promised gold and land - the ancestral lands of his grandfather, Ulfrik Ormsson.The Wolves set sail on their grave mission. But if the gods see them at all, it is to curse and mock them at every turn. Disaster and hardship steer them into danger. They are forced to navigate a gauntlet of enemies, both new and old.Follow Yngvar and his Wolves as they battle across the North Sea. Trace their bloody path as it stretches across the top of the world and leads them into history.

After a year in Numidia, Varro and his companions, Falco and Curio, have established themselves as the Mountain Ghosts, earning the respect of both the king and people of Numidia. After long months with no word from Rome, an urgent summons arrives at the Numidian court. Iberian tribes have joined together in open rebellion against Rome. Varro and company must once again march to war with the legions. Yet the Legions do not welcome their return. Their duty to both Servus Capax and their consul conflict. As they face a massive rebel army, Varro and friends must also protect Rome's besieged ally. But can they succeed all alone and in the face of treachery from within the legion itself? Enjoy another high-action, hard-fighting novel of ancient Rome from Jerry Autieri. Get your copy today!

Yngvar Hakonsson is the scourge of the north. He raids the coasts of Denmark on orders from King Hakon the Good of Norway. He is both hated and admired for his daring successes. On one raid, Yngvar captures more than he expected. A merchant ship and its entire crew are part of the spoils. A prized cargo of Frankish swords is secured in its hold. Realizing the traders have come from Frankia, Yngvar seeks news. He learns Jarl Vilhjalmer Longsword and his sworn men are at war with the Bretons. Yngvar's father is at the frontlines.And the battle has ravaged his land and people.Yngvar's successes have rendered him invaluable to King Hakon. He is forbidden to aid his family against the Bretons. But Yngvar and his fellow wolves have not forgotten their homes. Not even the commands of kings can stem their wrath.Join Yngvar and his companions in this third volume of the Descendants Saga. Follow these Viking warriors into deceit, vengeance, and war.

Marcus Varro is content to work on his father's farm, selling barley in the markets of Rome. He has vowed to uphold a simple life of peace. Then the Roman Legions find him. A war that should not be sweeps Varro from his idyllic farm and carries him across the Aegean Sea to a land under siege. His vow of peace is stretched to its limits as he is plunged into blood and battle. The ceaseless march of the Republican Roman Army spares none.Yet a greater threat stalks Varro, more dangerous and more personal than any enemy soldier. Can he survive in an army where he faces swords to his front and daggers at his back?

Yngvar Hakonsson and his Wolves have survived countless adversities during their sojourn of the Midgard Sea. Their friendship and sword-strength have welded them into an inseparable warband capable of challenging the might of both Arab and Byzantine Empires. Upon an island shunned by sailors of all lands, they have unearthed a treasure to rival the riches of any living king.Yet the treasure bears a curse.Confident he can break the curse, Yngvar stows the ancient fortune on his ship and sails for home. Yet gold lust is its own curse, and soon Yngvar discovers bloody swords and crossed spears block the sea roads. He and his Wolves fight not only for their gold but for their lives. Sail the blood-red seas with Yngvar and his Wolves as they claim their destinies.

Marcus Varro and Caius Falco are Roman legionaries in an army tasked with punishing Philip V of Macedonia. They have tasted battle, faced the horrors of war, and remained steadfast. Yet as the campaign and the deprivations of warfare grind on, not all soldiers hold up. When one of their companions deserts, Varro and Falco are disgraced along with their entire contubernium. Worse still, they face the fustuarium -- where fellow soldiers will beat them to death for the shame of allowing a desertion. To avoid this execution and restore their honor, they must return the deserter dead or alive.Varro and Falco struggle to find their former companion amid the chaotic battlefields of the Second Macedonian War. Every day that passes, every clash with the enemy, drives away their target and their hopes. How will they capture one man amid a sea of ever-shifting enemies?

The Norse gods stare down upon their people, indifferent to suffering and loss. The three Norns weave the fate of men's lives at the foot of the World Tree, uncaring of what ill patterns they shape. When the gods grant a boon, a thorn is always contained therein.Jarl Ulfrik Ormsson is at the height of his power, dominating the Frankish countryside and earning glory and riches for all beneath his banner. Yet alliances within the kingdoms of Frankia are shifting and new threats loom. Agreeing to lend his military prowess to Norsemen in the south, Ulfrik leads twenty picked men to the blackest thread ever woven in any man's fate.He travels south to find destiny and death. He travels to find the storm god's gift.

Marcus Varro and Caius Falco have revenge to take and treasure to reclaim. As soldiers in the Roman Army at war with Macedonia they own precious little. When a gold necklace as thick as a man's thumb is stolen from them, they undertake a plan to retrieve it. Their target is a beloved slave of their own Consul and under heavy guard. Yet they are undaunted. The plan goes awry. In the confusion, the slave is killed. Forgetting the necklace, Varro and Falco scramble to cover their misdeeds. All the while, guilt for the slave's death gnaws at Varro's heart.Soon suspicion falls on them. Both are imprisoned and face a trial certain to end in their executions. But salvation comes from an unexpected benefactor. Varro and Falco will be forgiven, but must first complete a deadly mission deep in enemy territory. Eager for redemption, Varro accepts. Can he lead his men through Macedonia and return everyone alive?

Yngvar Hakonsson is a Viking raider, a jarl's champion, an enemy of the Danes, and a weary man. While raiding the Danish coast Yngvar and his Wolves are snared in an enemy ambush. After a hard-fought escape they return to Norway to count their meager rewards. While selling his treasures, Yngvar learns of a land to the south famed for its gold and wealth. He is eager to test his sword against the warriors of this land and plans to set sail.King Hakon forbids him. He is oath-bound to honor his king's command. Yet he and his fellow Wolves want more from their lives. They lust for gold and glory. Breaking his oath, Yngvar contrives to sail for the Midgard Sea to the strange country known as Langbardaland. Yet the gods do not treat lightly with an oath-breaker. Soon their wrath is set upon Yngvar and his crew. Great wealth is before them - but a greater enemy threatens to destroy Yngvar and his Wolves forever.

Young Alasdair is a warrior with a hidden past. He was freed from slavery by his lord, Yngvar Hakonsson. In return, he dedicated his life to Yngvar. Enigmatic and private, Alasdair asked only to seek glory alongside his companions - Yngvar's Wolves, elite warriors both honored and feared by Norse kings. Together the Wolves have wrested bloody victories from overwhelming enemies. Alasdair has all he could ask of life.Yet his past surfaces in the most unexpected place. At a trading post he discovers his cousin in a slaver's cage. When he undertakes a daring plan to free his cousin, Alasdair unleashes more than his kin from imprisonment. Family tragedy draws him back across the sea to Scotland where he will face an enemy as wicked as the Devil himself.