Wraiths
‘Wraiths’ is a book about revenge and unintended consequences, set against the backdrop of Roman consolidation of power after the demise of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, and the ‘cold war’ that existed between Rome and Parthia in the years after Mark Antony’s failed invasion of Parthia. And the realisation in both Rome and Parthia that war between two roughly equal powers was both fruitless and expensive.
King Pacorus and Queen Gallia have returned to Dura after their narrow escape in the north. The king is glad to be alive but Gallia seethes with resentment and thirsts for vengeance against those who deceived her husband, killed her friends, imperilled the empire and threatened Dura’s rulers.
And thanks to her own foresight and the assistance of the Scythian Sisters, Gallia has the means to strike back at her enemies, and wastes no time in doing so. But she sets in motion a sequence of events that will have unforeseen consequences, both for Dura and for the Parthian Empire. And for one lowly farmer, his life will change forever.
‘Wraiths’ is the twelfth volume in the Parthian Chronicles series and follows on from ‘Lord of War’. A map of the Parthian Empire in the 1st century BC can be found on the maps page of this website.
