Gaius Marius Chronicle

The Gabinian Affair is a memoir written by a retired Roman soldier, Gaius Marius Insubrecus, who served Caesar during his wars in Gaul. As a youth, Insubrecus is caught between two worlds: the heroic myths of his people, the Gahâél, and the harsh realities of their conqueror, Rome. Insubrecus tries to escape assassins sent after him from Rome by hiding in the Roman army, right at the time that the new governor, Gaius Iulius Caesar, launches his legions into Gaul to stop an invasion by a fierce and ruthless tribe called the Helvetii. Insubrecus is plunged into a world of violence, intrigue and betrayal, as he tries to serve his new patron, Caesar, and to stay alive, while pursued by Roman cutthroats and Gallic warriors.

The Helvetian Affair is the second book of the Gaius Marius Chronicle, the memoir of a retired Roman soldier, Gaius Marius Insubrecus, a legionary who fought with Caesar throughout his Gallic campaigns and the Roman civil wars. The Helvetian Affair recounts Insubrecus' coming of age as a Roman soldier in the legionary camps outside the city of Aquileia, and serving his patron, Caesar, as he conducts a lightening campaign to prevent the fierce and ruthless attempt by the Helvetii to conquer Celtic Gaul and threaten the Roman province. The narrative recreates a colorful and culturally complex portrait of ancient northern Italy and the Rhone valley, as Romans, Celts and Germans struggle for supremacy in the hills and dark forests of western Gaul.

The Swabian Affair presents the third books of a memoir written by a retired Roman soldier, Gaius Marius Insubrecus, who served Caesar during his wars in Gaul. As a youth, Insubrecus is caught between two worlds: the heroic myths of his people, the Gahel, and the harsh realities of their conqueror, Rome. Insubrecus tries to escape assassins sent after him from Rome by hiding in the Roman army, right at the time that the new governor, Gaius Iulius Caesar, launches his legions into Gaul to stop a Germanic invasion led by a mystic warrior king called Ariovistus. Insubrecus is plunged into a world of violence, intrigue and betrayal, as he tries to serve his new patron, Caesar, and to stay alive, while pursued by a Roman cutthroat and Germanic warriors.

"WHAT HAVE WE HERE ..." CRASSUS STARTED. He shoved me back and staggered toward Boudica. Adair reached for his glev, his battle knife. I managed to grab Adair's wrist before he put us all in it.Crassus, wide-eyed, "A veritable wog amazon ... my own Hippolyta ..."Crassus put his right hand on Boudica's shoulder; his left hand began rising toward her chest.Boudica's right fist connected with the corner of Crassus's left eye. He staggered back, falling. The back of his head hit the field desk which tumbled over. The ceramic pitcher came down on Crassus' head with a satisfying thud spilling its contents over his face and chest. Crassus hit the ground and didn't move. Death on the Sambre is the sixth book of the Gaius Marius Chronicle, the memoir of a retired Roman soldier, Gaius Marius Insubrecus - a legionary who fought with Caesar throughout his Gallic campaigns and the Roman civil war, and supported Caesar's heir, Octavius, against Caesar's murderers and finally against Antony and the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.Death on the Sambre, the second installment of The Belgian Affair, continues the saga of Boudica as Insubrecus travels across the ocean to Britannia, to prevent an invasion of Belgium and a devastating attack on the Roman army. Insubrecus then rejoins Caesar's army in eastern Belgium to face the bloody-thirsty Nervii on the banks of the Sambre.