#1 – The Mongoliad: Book 1
In 1241, Mongol armies have shattered the defences of eastern and central Europe. A small company of Shield-Brethren, guided by the scout Cnán and led by Feronantus, decide that another defensive battle cannot stop the invasion. Their answer is a journey across the steppe to kill…
#2 – The Mongoliad: Book 2
The Shield-Brethren continue east through territory controlled by the Mongol Empire, divided between the need for secrecy and the violence required to reach Ögedei’s court. Cnán and the knights encounter allies and enemies whose loyalties are shaped by conquest, clan politics and the belief that Mongol…
#3 – The Mongoliad: Book 3
The surviving Shield-Brethren reach the centre of Mongol power, where Ögedei’s court is shaped by succession rivalry, ritual and the brutal spectacle of the Circus of Swords. Their assassination mission can succeed only if they survive the arena, understand the divisions within the imperial family and…
#4 – Katabasis
Ögedei Khan’s death has halted the Mongol invasion of the West, but the surviving Shield-Brethren remain deep inside a devastated empire. Exhausted by battle and divided by betrayal, they begin the long return across a frozen landscape in which former allies, displaced communities and Mongol factions…
#5 – Siege Perilous
Ocyrhoe, a fugitive carrying a chalice of uncertain power, reaches the Cathar stronghold of Montségur as forces loyal to the French crown and the Church close around it. She joins a community already marked for destruction and attempts to protect both the cup and the people…