Wolf and the Crown
- Author Adam Lofthouse
- Narrator David Thorpe
- Publisher Boldwood Books
- Publish Date 26 January 2026
- Run Time 9 hours and 47 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Family life fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Fiction: narrative themes, Historical adventure fiction, Historical fiction, Narrative theme: journeys and voyages, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Sense of place, War, combat and military adventure fiction.
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What to expect
Get ready for the second action-packed book in the epic Shadow of Rome series from Adam Lofthouse. If you love adrenaline-fuelled, immersive military adventures - this one is for you! ⚔️🛡️🩸
'Simply masterful' - Gordon Doherty
Wall of Hadrian. Britannia, 382 AD. War is creeping back into the land. As silent as snowfall, as inevitable as winter. They’ve had sixteen years of peace, but all things must end.
Tribune Sixtus Victorinus has grown old, complacent. Blind to the truth that stares him in the face, he contents himself with what he has. He runs errands for the Dux Britanniarum Flavius Maximus and watches with joy as his boys grow to become men.
It is his friend, Prefect Gaius Felicius, who first spots the signs. Once more, the Caledonian tribes are rearing their heads in the north, but the greatest danger does not lie with them.
For there is a new pretender to the throne of the West. Another man who seeks to drape himself in purple. Caught up in a scheme they cannot comprehend, Victorinus and Felicius must navigate their way through both a war in the depths of winter, and a treasonous plot that will shake the Roman Empire to its core.
A new age dawns on the men of Britannia. For Victorinus, he must fight for the right to see the sun rise over it. 🌄
Please note: This title was previously published as Usurpur
Readers are loving Wolf and the Crown ❤️🔥
'The author never fails to surprise me with his masterfully woven tales!' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
'I cannot recommend this sequel highly enough' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
'Just brilliant. Sorry to come to the end, loved the characters and wonderful battle scenes.' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
'A gripping late Roman Empire tale' ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Reader Review
Praise for Adam Lofthouse:
'A fabulous Roman-era action and adventure story that rings with conviction and conspiracy' - MJ Porter ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'Simply Masterful' - Gordon Doherty ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'Adam Lofthouse brings a Robert E. Howard Conanesque vigour and flair to historical fiction' - Edoardo Albert ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'Fast paced, full of action' - Theodore Brun ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
'A lesson in how to depict a frontier world at the edge of a crumbling empire' - Mark Knowles ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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