An action/adventure taking place in an empire that began in ancient Rome and evolved into somehing far bigger.
What does a teacher do when confronted with a garden full of Praetorian Guards? Claudius Numidius finds out when he accepts a mission from Caesar to search for an unknown people who are reputed to possess a mysterious ability, an ability Caesar wishes to appropriate for the Empire. How far will Claudius go and what will it ultimately cost him? Orphaned siblings and a psychopath intent on using a weapon of horrific consequences cross the teacher's path and threaten the success of his mission. Whether it is Gaul, Germania, or Sicilia, wherever Claudius goes, it seems that death will follow.
First Place Winner in historical fiction in the Purple Dragonfly Awards for excellence in children's literature, and named a U.P. Notable Classic.
Feel like you are in the moment nearly 100 years ago with a young girl, daughter of Finnish immigr
Third Book in Five Book Series - Southern Swallow - a tale of 12th Century China. Li K'ai-men becomes entangled in an intrigue that becomes his undoing.
