Blood Forest

Gladiator meets Platoon in this spectacular debut where honour and duty, legions and tribes clash in bloody, heart-breaking glory'A blood-soaked page-turner' Mail on SundayTwelve Roman legionnaires have been massacred. A bloodied individual is found among the dead. He has no idea who he is, or where he's been. Only that he is a soldier.Forced to join Governor Varus's army - fifteen thousand seasoned legionnaires - he heads north to subdue the hostile Germanic tribes. The army marches deep into enemy territory, a densely forested land of deadly traps and merciless foes. As battle begins, Varus's army is swiftly destroyed. Trapped in the forest, the soldier must band together with a small group of survivors who neither trust nor believe in him. If they fight together they have a slim chance of staying alive. But which side is the soldier on? And is it the right one?

***'A bloody page-turner' Mail on Sunday***
**They call him Felix. A lost soldier without a memory and now a brutal battle to win. **
**For fans of Bernard Cornwell, Simon Scarrow, Ben Kane and Conn Iggulden, a spectacular debut where honour and duty, legions and tribes clash in bloody, heart-breaking glory . . . **
AD 9. Fifteen thousand battle-hardened Roman legionaries strike deep into dense forest. Awaiting them are deadly, hostile Germanic tribes. In a clearing they find twelve massacred and strung-up legionaries.
Is this a threat, or a warning?
There is just one bloodied, broken survivor. He has no idea who he is. Only that he is a soldier.
And now he must fight. As the legions are mercilessly cut down, the nameless soldier joins a small band of survivors trapped in the forest. If they fight together they have a slim chance of staying alive.
**But whose side is the soldier on? And is it the right one?**
**'Gives Rome's legionaries a contemporary voice - brutal, audacious and fast paced'** Anthony Riches, author of Empire series
**'Historical fiction written by a real war veteran who knows all there is to know about blood and bonding in battle. An earthy and powerful read'** *Sport*
**'Blood and guts, but also a clever exploration of the moral ambiguity of war and loyalty to a flag'** *Mail on Sunday*
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### About the Author
Geraint Jones has been deployed on three tours of duty to Iraq and Afghanistan. For his actions in Iraq, Geraint earned the General Officer Commanding's Award for Gallantry. Following Afghanistan, he was selected for the Reconnaissance Platoon, the elite unit within the battalion. Upon leaving the military, Geraint worked to protect commercial shipping against Somali and Nigerian based piracy. Blood Forest is his first novel.