Marcus on the Offensive

Mighty Diamonte has entered the war, marching through the passes against tiny Amatista. But Marcus and his legionnaires have spent the winter preparing and the spring knocking out Diamonte's allies. Now all of their plans will be put to the test as the largest army ever raised in the Jeweled Hills clashes with Marcus' legion and the Jeweled Cities will never be the same. This volume includes the books Calidus' Stand, Fog of War, and Fire Storm. Calidus' Stand: With Prefect Marcus and the Black Hat Legion still trapped in Morganita fighting against the treacherous Thegn Hathus of Granate, it falls to Calidus Vulpes, Red Vigil of the Aquilan legions, to take a thousand quiet Qing infantry men and fifteen hundred unruly Gente archers to hold off the full might of Diamonte at Angosto Pass. The odds are thirty-to-one against them. Can the Aquilan junior officer hold back the enemy until Marcus and the veterans return, or will this prove to be Calidus' final stand? Fog of War: Despite their impressive victories in the north, Prefect Marcus and the Black Hat Legion stand alone against the full might of Diamonte and Aquamarina. With their home city under siege and the cowardly Lord Totila refusing to lead his host out from behind the walls of Centinela, it falls once again to Marcus to protect his adopted homeland by himself. His only hope is to thread the needle, maneuvering his legion across enemy-occupied Amatista to the one location that might enable him to recapture the initiative in this war. It's a risky gamble. With multiple armies afield and none of them knowing where the others are, the fate of Amatista will depend on Marcus' ability to navigate the Fog of War. Fire Storm: Marcus and his legion have knocked Morgantia and Granate out of the war, but that didn't stop Diamonte from laying siege to his adopted home of Amatista. The invading army is simply too large to confront directly, so Marcus has determined to invade Diamonte itself to force his enemies to break their siege and come defend their own homes. There's only one problem with the plan. Diamonte has an army of reinforcements heading through Angosto Pass toward Amatista and a second army trailing after the legion trying to catch it from behind. Can Marcus blaze his way through the opposition or will he and his brave men be trapped in a fire storm of their own making?