The War God's Men

264 B.C. For Rome, the road to empire begins at sea. But it is Carthage who rules the waves, and her generals in Sicily have already warned that Romans will not be allowed "to even wash their hands" in the water.

With no fleet of its own, Rome is nothing more than a regional upstart with delusions of grandeur. But with the domination of the Mediterranean world on her mind, Rome will do more than wash her hands. For when Rome and Carthage decide for war, all the ancient world will be washed in blood.

Dramatizing Rome's rise from obscurity to world power, The War God's Men follows the fortunes of common soldiers, generals and politicians alike. From the carnage of the battlefields of Sicily to the blood-soaked decks of great warships at sea to the gleaming halls of power in both Carthage and Rome, The War God's Men is an epic tale of an ancient world engulfed in flames.

Here you'll meet unforgettable characters: Hannibal Gisgo, the beleaguered Carthaginian general, more at war with the powers in Carthage than the armies of Rome; Boodes, the aging politician who wants just one last shot at military glory; Gelon, the flamboyant Syracusan cavalry commander with a burning hatred for all things Rome; Archimedes, the famous mathematician who invents a secret weapon that will change the course of history; and Juba, the Numidian cavalryman whose thirst for vengeance propels him on an odyssey that takes him from bitter betrayal and alienation to the edge of madness itself.

(125,000 words, equivalent to a 450-page novel.)