J. Clifton Slater
1) Bloody Water
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It only takes one player in the secrets, surrogates, and spies game to go rogue. Then greed exceeds rationality and Legionaries die.
Welcome to the world of 265 BC
When a patrol boat of butchered Legionaries washes up on a beach, Lance Corporal Alerio Sisera volunteers to be the scout for the Legion's response. But, he runs into complications and is forced to exceed his assignment. Suddenly, he finds himself in a blood feud with a powerful enemy,...
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In the capital of the Republic, politics and scandal are normal. When a powerful citizen conspires with outside forces, normal becomes treason.
Welcome to the world of 266 BC.
Lance Corporal Alerio Sisera is in transit to the southern Legion. When thugs from a protection racket grab his travel bag, Alerio's plan is simple. Locate the gang leader and negotiate with him.
Unexpectedly, the hunt leads Alerio to a conspiracy, the murder of two Senators,...
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A gladius is a short sword. A prodigy is a talented youth. Put them together and people die
Welcome to 271 BC
This is not the full-time professional Legion of Imperial Rome. This is the levied Legion of the mid-Republic and it is messy.
If you like Roman adventure and 3rd Century military historical fiction, you will love the Clay Warrior Stories series.
Going further than historical fiction, the Clay Warrior Stories are adventure books designed...
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A battlefield covered with dead Legionaries
An Empire encroaching on the Republic
A Senate in turmoil
Welcome to 265 B.C.
Alerio Sisera will need all of his skills as a heavy infantryman, a scout and a weapon's instructor to survive. Standing with two gladii in a river of blood, the Legionary will battle for his life in the Reluctant Siege.
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Alerio hurled the spear.
Immediately regretting the loss of his second weapon, he prayed.
"Nenia, Goddess of Death, if it's my time, come for me quickly."
Welcome to January 263 B.C.
Attacking a pair of long spears with his short dagger was going to hurt and add to Alerio's collection of combat scars. And only leave him injured if Fortuna smiled on him. If not? That's why he prayed to the other Goddess.
This should have been the easiest, most...
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When a Legionary pushes the boundaries, he draws a crowd. Either to watch him collect a medal or collect lashes. And if it's really bad, an eighty-foot drop from Tarpeian Rock.
Welcome to 261 B.C.
There are anxious words to describe being in unfathomable trouble. A feeling of pressure, an emotion of being in over-your-head, and a sense of being smothered.
Legion Centurion Alerio Sisera was drowning in the sea and experiencing all of them.
From...
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The tide of soldiers washed over the Legion shields
Buried, the ranks of Legionaries sagged.
"Push!" the Legion NCO yelled.
Welcome to 264 B.C.
Over the grunts and cries of men struggling against the mass of bodies pressing down on them, the Optio bellowed again, "Push!"
And the Legion shields rose, rolling back the tide. The higher the shields, the more soldiers slid off, and the straighter the Legionaries stood. One shield tilted back, and...
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The heart and life of a battle is the center of the combat line.
A dark, throbbing, and terrifying place.
A place where death prowls between enemy shields, waiting for sharp blades to carve out an advantage.
Welcome to 262 B.C.
A single Legion is rushed into combat to stop a fortified army. The clash between Empire and Republic thrusts thousands of Legionaries into a nasty epicenter of conflict.
In the slaughter yard of a failing shield wall,...
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The two Legionaries appeared to be locked in an embrace.
They flew off the top of the slope. Their plunge, however, wasn't voluntary.
They were pinned together by a long iron barb protruding through their stomachs.
Welcome to 263 B.C.
Between clashes of the Qart Hadasht Empire and the upstart Republic, men died. Whether from sharp blades held by strong arms or stones and bolts launched by ancient artillery, the hand of death grabbed souls from...
10) Fortune Reigns
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A tale of war, tactics, subterfuge, and luck.
And one man's struggle to resurrect his reputation.
Welcome to late 264 B.C.
The Legion is a machine of war. When the gears are turning, those not in sync with the machine get pulverized in the cogs. Most of the time, it's the enemy.
Unfortunately, for Lance Corporal Alerio Sisera, the gears have political and egotistical parts that are just as sharp as gladius blades. Caught in the wrong place by...
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Ho ho... oh hell!
Is that sleigh bells ringing in your ears or a few rounds from an M60?
You wanted the jolly fat man to bring Yuletide joy, but the season has gifted you with a heart breaker and a life taker - Badass Santa.
Grab your eggnog and camouflage candy canes, strap on your bulletproof holiday stockings, and prepare for thrills and kills.
From blood-stained rebellion at the north pole to a black ops raid on a distant planet, these eighteen...
12) Slay Bells Ring
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Ho ho... oh hell!
Is that sleigh bells ringing in your ears or a few rounds from an M60?
You wanted the jolly fat man to bring Yuletide joy, but the season has gifted you with a heart breaker and a life taker — Badass Santa.
Grab your eggnog and camouflage candy canes, strap on your bulletproof holiday stockings, and prepare for thrills and kills.
From blood-stained rebellion at the north pole to a black ops raid on a distant
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