Sam Barone

Thutmose-sin, el jefe de los Alur Meriki, el principal y más belicoso de los grupos nómadas, debe enfrentar a los habitantes de Orak, una de las primeras ciudades alzadas a orillas del Tigris. Frente a la amenaza de un ataque por parte de los Meriki, el lider de Orak, Nicar, pide ayuda a Eskkar, renegado de los Meriki, que acepta el encargo y dirige las operaciones de fortificacion de la ciudad.Para llevar adelante su tarea, cuenta con la ayuda de Trella, una joven e inteligente esclava, quien comprende que su destino esta ligado al de Eskkar. Dentro de la ciudad existen varios enemigos entre las familias nobles, temerosos del rapido ascenso de Eskkar. El esfuerzo y el ingenio combinados de Eskkar y Trella seran el origen de una poderosa dinastia que convirtio la cuenca del Tigris en la cuna de la civilizacion.

It's The Magnificent Seven meets The Clan of the Cave Bear. There have been many huge epics of the Roman Age, of the Pharaohs, of Prehistory even but never the brutal, mysterious Bronze Age.Three thousand years before the birth of Christ and the world is dominated by savage tribes of barbarians who despise the first farmers and townsfolk trying to settle the land and bring civilization to a dark world.In the Tigris valley, the first primitive farmers attempt to bring civilization to a dark world. But every few years Barbarians sweep in raping, killing and burning. This time the people of Orak are going to fight, but their military commanders fell as the enemy army approaches, leaving only Eskkar a lowly lieutenant in charge. But Eskkar has one advantage: he understands the barbarians better than anyone: he was once one himself but fled a vendetta.Eskkar is given Trella, a slave girl as a reward for his loyalty. They form a partnership forged on mutual desire and courage; he with his ability to command men and his military expertise, she with her insight into the minds of the townsfolk. Together they rally the people. What follows is an orgy of battle, bloodshed and sex that is simply unputdownable.The epic series will continue with Esskar and Trella, now King and Queen, and will lead far into the future to the Foundation of Babylon.

In 3157 B.C., at the eastern edge of the great southern desert in Mesopotamia, men are at war. Roaming bandits desperate for food, water, women, and slaves ravage vulnerable town. Yet one thing eludes them: gold. A rogue named Ariamus has joined forces with Korthac, a fierce bandit who saved his life, and together they set their sights on the impenetrable walled city of Akkad, ruled by the former barbarian Eskkar and his enchanting wife Trella. Korthac devises a brilliant plan to conquer the city from within. Slipping into Akkad in disguise, he will gradually win the trust of Trella. While Eskkar is away, bringing other towns into his burgeoning empire, Korthac and Ariamus will strike, wreaking havoc on the city in a way it never expects. Told with rich historical detail and full of violence, sex, passion, and battles reminiscent of the best of Bernard Cornwell, "Empire Rising" is a marvelous trip into the past.

Three thousand years before the birth of Christ. An epic conflict is about to begin. The price of victory? Civilization. The price of defeat, a return to the dark ages. The hopes of civilization rest on one man's shoulders: Eskkar, once a barbarian, now a warrior in charge of defending a small town which lies in the path of a vast barbarian war party. The last time the invaders came to Orak, they spared no one and the tiny candle of trade and agriculture that had begun there, the first in all of human history, was extinguished. But Eskkar and Trella, the beautiful slave girl he has been given by the grateful townsfolk, and the raggle-taggle army he has inherited are not going to flee. They will fight against the overwhelming odds with foolhardy bravery, subtle ingenuity and the last drop of their blood. On this tiny band the lathe of history will turn: victory or darkness?

In 3157 B.C., at the eastern edge of the great southern desert in Mesopotamia, men are at war. Roaming bandits desperate for food, water, women, and slaves ravage vulnerable town. Yet one thing eludes them: gold. A rogue named Ariamus has joined forces with Korthac, a fierce bandit who saved his life, and together they set their sights on the impenetrable walled city of Akkad, ruled by the former barbarian Eskkar and his enchanting wife Trella. Korthac devises a brilliant plan to conquer the city from within. Slipping into Akkad in disguise, he will gradually win the trust of Trella. While Eskkar is away, bringing other towns into his burgeoning empire, Korthac and Ariamus will strike, wreaking havoc on the city in a way it never expects. Told with rich historical detail and full of violence, sex, passion, and battles reminiscent of the best of Bernard Cornwell, The Road to Empire is a marvelous trip into the past.

The beginning of civilization is fraught with war, invasion, plunder and rapine. The little city state of Akkad is carving out a mini Empire on the banks of the mighty Tigris river - prosperity has returned after the bloody pitched battles waged by Akkad's ruler Eskkar and his beautiful wife Trella. But now comes Akkad's greatest threat from the south: Akkad's rival Sumer, a port city at the hub of the great sea trade routes. Sumer is poised to give birth to the mightiest empire in history. It is ruled by an incestuous parricide and his power hungry sister who are determined to crush and enslave the nation state on their northern borders. Esskar and Trella must prepare their fledgling nation for total war before it is too late. This time it will be a battle not of villages or of roving warrior bands, but a battle for Empire, for the known world, with no quarter given. As ever Eskkar, the ultimate warrior and battle tactician, must pit his wits against a vastly superior force in a battle to the death.

At the dawn of history, an epic war is about to begin in the deadly quest for honour. The city of Sumer, ruled by a brutal murderer and his vicious, power hungry sister, is poised to give birth to the mightiest empire in history. No one stands a chance as it brings a bloody war to all those who stand in its way, determined to crush and enslave those on its borders. The little city state of Akkad must prepare its fledgling nation to fight for its very survival. Akkad''s warriors are a loyal and courageous brotherhood, but this is not a battle of villages or of roving warrior bands; it is a battle for Empire and a fight to the death...

Entre el Tigris y el Éufrates se encuentran los territorios más deseados por los bárbaros, entre ellos la ahora pacífica ciudad de Akkad.Han pasado ya seis semanas desde que los bárbaros de Alur Meriki fueran derrotados a las afueras de la nueva muralla de Orak, y la ciudad ha sido rebautizada como Akkad. Eskkar y Trella son ahora sus gobernantes, aunque las dificultades aparecen casi por si solas. Despues de que acabara el desesperado y escalofriante asedio, todo el mundo pensaba que la paz y la prosperidad volverian pronto. Pero las viejas costumbres tardan en desaparecer, y ademas nuevos problemas plagan la ciudad y a sus nuevos dirigentes.Fuera de los muros el campo sigue siendo asolado por bandidos, la comida escasea y el comercio es practicamente inexistente. Es por ello que mientras Trella se queda reinando en la ciudad, Eskkar tiene que adentrarse en el campo para organizar su pacificacion.Es la oportunidad perfecta para Korthac, lider egipcio, de hacerse con la ciudad mas grande entre el Tigris y el Eufrates. Para ello cuenta con un grupo de soldados bien entrenados y leales, que intentaran ayudarle en la batalla definitiva por el poder del estrategico lugar.