Invicta: Fall of Rome

by Chris Hackett

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Pub Date Oct 27 2023 | Archive Date Apr 15 2024

Tall Tales Press

Historical Fiction | Literary Fiction | Sci Fi & Fantasy

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Description

The Old Gods are gone, and they are taking the ancient world with them.

Now, as Rome falls, he must rise.

Seventeen years after the barbarian general Odoacer deposed the last Roman Emperor in the West, the young aristocrat Orephes is told by his dying father that he is the last surviving demigod, hidden away by the old gods before they vanished forever.

Abandoning his post as a feared knight in the army of the Roman general Eschelus - an aging yet respected believer in restoring the throne to a "true Roman" - Orephes sets out to Mount Olympus to reclaim his birthright as the heir to an ancient power he knows little about.

As his power grows, so does his connection to the magic that built the ancient world - and the dark forces tearing it down. With time running out for Rome's future, Orephes must face a destiny forged for him in centuries past - and an enemy that has been waiting for him ever since.

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Invicta: Fall of Rome is the first installment of the "Invicta" historical fantasy series.

The Old Gods are gone, and they are taking the ancient world with them.

Now, as Rome falls, he must rise.

Seventeen years after the barbarian general Odoacer deposed the last Roman Emperor in the West...

A Note From the Publisher

Blending real-world characters and historical events with fantasy, Author Chris Hackett wrote Invicta: Fall of Rome to explore the era around the fall of ancient Rome (also called late antiquity), which he considers under-appreciated in fiction. The novel answers the timeless question why the Roman Empire collapsed through the lens of an ancient world rich with magic transitioning to a medieval world untrusting of it, ultimately to a modern world entirely without it.

Blending real-world characters and historical events with fantasy, Author Chris Hackett wrote Invicta: Fall of Rome to explore the era around the fall of ancient Rome (also called late antiquity)...