The Legions of the Mist tells the story of the end of the Ninth Legion in a battle against a combined force of native Celts, led by Vortrix, High King of the Brigantes. The novel focuses on Justin, a centurion sent to the ends of the the Empire as punishment, but who discovers happiness and contentment in the fort at Eboracum/5. The Legions of the Mist. Wherever the Roman conquers, there he dwells. Sometime during the beginning of the second century A.D., the Ninth Legion Hispana marched into the mists of Roman-occupied Britain and disappeared forever. Rome erased their name and number from the legionary rolls, and so far no British farmer has turned up a buried. The Legions of the Mist: A Novel of Roman Britain. Sometime during the beginning of the second century A.D., the Ninth Legion Hispana marched into the mists of Roman-occupied Britain and disappeared forever. Rome erased their name and number from the legionary rolls, and so far no British farmer has turned up a buried graveyard with his plow /5.
The story of the Roman Ninth Legion Hispana (second century A.D.) which disappeared without a trace after a battle in Roman-occupied Britain—here retold with brickwork characters who exchange alien Drury repartee. Centurion Justin, arrived at the Eburacum Fortress (now York) to take over the Eighth Legion (he will later lead the Ninth), is not happy: ""I haven't seen such a piss poor example. Cockrell's description of the final battle to defend a tiny fortlet is a small masterpiece--and one reason why I think THE LEGIONS OF THE MIST earns its laurels as a classic novel of Roman Britain. The book is apparently also available as an e-book, but the author is shown as Damion Hunter. My other new book, The Wall at the Edge of the World, is a sequel of sorts to The Legions of the Mist, the Ninth Legion tale, and opened up a new window for me: the weirdly counterintuitive world of Roman medicine. The Romans knew a lot but because they were forbidden to conduct autopsies, they knew how to operate for cataracts, for instance.
In THE LEGIONS OF THE MIST, author Amanda Cockrell sets up a nice antagonism between Justinius Corvus, a cohort commander newly posted to the fortress of Eboracum (York), and Vortrix, a young chief of the Brigantes. The website of Amanda Cockrell, Historical novel of a Roman legion in Britain. The Legions of the Mist, Atheneum, A great novel of a Roman legion stationed in Britain and essentially forgotten by Rome. Very reminiscent of Cecilia Holland in its attention to period detail. Excellent Book.
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