**A closely fought race, treachery in a back alley, a visit to the shrine of an Egyptian Goddess. A Roman centurion discovers that Fate will always hold him in her power.

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The German frontier, spring 6 BC.** When Lucius Cominius Tullus, a recently promoted centurion, gambles on a foot race between rival legionaries, he has no idea that his wager will endanger his very life, and that the streets of an Empire border town can be as deadly as the bloodiest battlefield.

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A prequel to Ben Kane's dramatic new trilogy, Eagles at War, The Shrine also includes a sample chapter from the first book in the series.

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PRAISE FOR BEN KANE:

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'A star of historical fiction' WILBUR SMITH

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'Historical fiction has never been more visceral' JAMES ROLLINS

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'One of our nation's most ambitious and engaging writers' MANDA SCOTT

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'Highly recommend for anybody who loves Roman history, written by one of its true masters' PETER GIBBONS

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'Historical settings and characters that leap into life straight off the page' SCOTT MARIANI

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The Shrine (A gripping short story in the bestselling Eagles of Rome series)

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