Ray Gleason – författare

Blood Vengeance is the first book of the Gaius Marius Mystery series, the memoire of Gaius Marius Insubrecus, the Urban Prefect of Roman Milan, and a retired Roman soldier, who fought with Caesar throughout his Gallic campaigns and the Roman civil war, and who supported Caesar''s heir, Octavius, against Caesar''s murderers and finally against Antonius and the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra.

Blood Vengeance recounts Gai''s first year in charge of the vigiles, the watchmen who serve as the city police force and fire brigade. In the cold darkness of an early spring night, someone dumps the body of a retired Roman centurion at the feet of Augustus'' newly intalled statue in the town forum. Whether an act of political violence by the disgruntled Gallic population of the town or a warning to Gai himself, who protects a secret so deadly it threatens him, his family, and his closest friends, Gai must uncover the murderer and insure his silence.

In the spirit of Ambrose Bierce, "A Grunt Speaks" is more than a simple glossary of the terms used by infantrymen during the Vietnam conflict. The terms are defined both by their formal meaning but also by how infantrymen perceived them, both the theory and the practice. Also, the author shares the experiences of the infantry with these concepts on the battlefield, in the basecamps, and at home. "A Grunt Speaks" is a memorial to the sacrifices, heroism and tragedies of infantryman who fought the Vietnam war.

The Belgian Affair I: Boudica, is the fifth book of the Gaius Marius Chronicle, the memoire of a retired Roman soldier - Gaius Marius Insubrecus - a legionary who fought with Caesar throughout the Gallic wars and the Roman civil war, and supported Caesar''s heir, Octavius, against Caesar''s assassins and finally against Antonius and the Egyptian Queen, Cleopatra.

In this first book of the Belgian Affair, Insubrecus is reunited with his comrade, Agrippa, and sent by Caesar to reconnoiter a route for the Roman army to march against, Galba, the self-styled High King of the Belgians. When he arrives at the Belgian town of Bibrax, he is confronted by an embassy from the mysterious isle of Britain. A tribe calling themselves the Eceni led by their warrior princess, The Boudica, seek an alliance with Caesar and the Romans. Before Caesar and the Roman army arrives at Bibrax, Insubrecus, Agrippa and their new allies, the Eceni, are faced with Galba''s Belgian horde who are determined to destroy Bribrax and slaughter its defenders before the Roman army can come to its aid.