Step into ancient Rome at its breaking point
Where plagues rage, enemies close in, and loyalty is a dangerous gamble, power is up for grabs—and Gallienus, a reluctant co-emperor, must fight to save an empire and himself from total collapse.
Read a gripping sample and uncover the chaos, betrayal, and ambition behind one of Rome’s most turbulent reigns.
From Cockpit to Colosseum: Meet the Pilot-Turned-Novelist
Pilot. Engineer. Storyteller.
Skip Carter’s journey from Navy fighter pilot and Top Gun graduate to historical novelist is as epic as the tales he writes. A combat veteran with a lifelong passion for history, Skip now brings the chaos and intrigue of ancient Rome to life.
Discover how a life spent in the skies led to stories rooted in the past.
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November 6, 2024: Congratulations to Skip Carter on the release of Perilous Privilege!
In the autumn of 253, Gallienus, a thirty-five-year-old Patrician is unexpectedly appointed co-emperor by the Senate, with his father, Valerian. He is an unlikely choice with his Greek education, sardonic personality and his reputation for frequenting brothels and taverns, behavior considered scandalous by his contemporaries.
