At the mercy of the scheming Imperial Chamberlain, Cleander, Rufinus is
dispatched to Dacia, a land of untamed beauty at the edge of the Roman
world, with orders to investigate the two legionary commanders there for
signs of treason.
Uncertain what to expect from his mission, the two generals or the land
itself, Rufinus travels east with Senova and his faithful hound,
Acheron. But machinations and skullduggery are afoot in Dacia, and the
young praetorian is walking into the heart of empire-changing events.
As the generals Clodius Albinus and Pescennius Niger work to put the
province right following recent invasions and revolts, Rufinus begins
his investigation, suffering insubordinate soldiers, unseen attackers
and dangerous locals. At the edge of the world, Rufinus is about to
stumble across a web that will put him in direct danger and threaten the
empire to its core. Welcome to Dacia.