AD 60. Britannia is in turmoil. The rebel leader Boudica has tasted victory against a force of tough veterans in Camulodunum. Alerted to the rapidly spreading uprising Governor Suetonius leads his army towards Londinium with a mounted escort led by Prefect Cato. Soon it's terrifyingly clear that Britannia is slipping into chaos and panic. Cato and Suetonius are grimly aware that they are ill-prepared for a full-scale rebellion. In Londinium there is devastating news. Centurion Macro is unaccounted for after the massacre at Camulodunum. Has Cato's comrade made his last stand?Facing disaster Cato prepares his next move. Dare he hope that Macro has escaped the bloodthirsty rebels? For there is only one man Cato trusts by his side as he faces the military campaign of his life. And the future of the Empire in Britannia hangs in the balance.

Part of the Macro & Cato Series series.