The Videssos Books Series by Harry Turtledove

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  • The Misplaced Legion (The Videssos Books #1)
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    The Misplaced Legion (The Videssos Books #1)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1987

    As they faced one another in a duel of survival, the Roman tribune Marcus Scaurus held the spell-scribed sword of a Druid priest, and the Celtic chieftain Viridovix held a similar sword, bespelled by a rival Druid sorcerer. At the moment they touched, the two found themselves under a strange night sky where no stars were familiar and where Gaul and Rome were unknown... more

  • An Emperor for the Legion (The Videssos Books #2)
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    An Emperor for the Legion (The Videssos Books #2)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 1987

    Foul sorcery had slain the Emperor. Now the army of Videssos, betrayed by one man’s craven folly, fled in panic from the savage victors. But there was no panic in the Legion, mysteriously displaced from Gaul and Rome into this strange world of magic.Wearily, Tribune Marcus Scaurus led his men through the chaos and enemy hordes in search of winter quarters, to regroup and seek to join up with Thorisin Gavras, now rightful ruler of Videssos... more

  • Videssos Cycle, Volume One: The Misplaced Legion / An Emperor for the Legion (The Videssos Books #1-2)
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    Videssos Cycle, Volume One: The Misplaced Legion / An Emperor for the Legion (The Videssos Books #1-2)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2013

    Experience one of the most beloved series in fantasy—as could only be imagined by “the standard-bearer for alternate history” (USA Today).   Harry Turtledove’s many New York Times bestsellers provide an intriguing take on history’s most crucial moments, but he honed his speculative talents in a different genre: fantasy. The Videssos Cycle is the perfect fusion of the two... more

  • The Legion of Videssos (The Videssos Books #3)
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    The Legion of Videssos (The Videssos Books #3)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 1987

    Videssos was not like Marcus Scarus' native Rome. But he found politics and intrigue the same--deadly! Book Three of The Videssos CycleSince the Roman legion had been mysteriously transported to this world of magic, tribune Marcus Scaurus had served the rulers of war-torn Videssos well. He had been largely responsible for ousting the Pretender and putting Thorish Gavras on the throne. That, of course, made him a hero.Rome or Videssos, however, Fortune was a fickle goddess... more

  • Swords of the Legion (The Videssos Books #4)
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    Swords of the Legion (The Videssos Books #4)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 1987

    In Videssos the city, tribune Marcus Scaurus was bored. The legion that had been magically transported to this strange world was far away. But the Emperor’s niece Alypia was near—and willing.When their secret trysts were betrayed, Emperor Thorisin Gavras was forced to condemn Marcus as a traitor—but with a promise of freedom and Alypia, if he could reclaim a rebel province from a fanatic usurper, with no military aid... more

  • Videssos Cycle, Volume Two: The Legion of Videssos / Swords of the Legion (The Videssos Books #3-4)
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    Videssos Cycle, Volume Two: The Legion of Videssos / Swords of the Legion (The Videssos Books #3-4)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 2013

    The classic fantasy series from “one of alternative-history’s stalwarts” (The New Yorker) continues in the adventure of a lifetime.   Harry Turtledove’s brilliant re-imaginings of major world events have thrilled fans for decades, but he first captured readers’ attention with the Videssos Cycle, a unique blend of fantasy and speculative history. In this two-book volume, a Roman legion, thrown into another world, fights its way through sorcery, intrigue, and epic conflict... more

  • Krispos Rising (The Videssos Books #5)
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    Krispos Rising (The Videssos Books #5)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1990

    Videssos was beset by enemies abroad and had fallen into decadence at home. But on his first night in the imperial capital, The Empire's health mattered less to Krispos than finding a dry place to sleep.Driven by crushing taxes from the farm where his family had lived--and died--Krispos had come to the. city seeking what fortune a good mind and a strong back could earn. He had a single goldpiece to his name--the gift, years past, of a nomad chieftain to a ragged peasant boy... more

  • Krispos of Videssos (The Videssos Books #6)
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    Krispos of Videssos (The Videssos Books #6)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1991

    Against all expectations, Krispos had won the crown of Videssos. But how long could he hope to keep head and crown together? Civil war erupted under Petronas, who had a very personal score to settle with Krispos. And even as rebel troops took the field against the untried Emperor, outland raiders swept down from the north, their power that of the foulest sorcery. Krispos' reign showed every sign of being brief -- and very bloody . . . .

  • Krispos the Emperor (The Videssos Books #7)
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    Krispos the Emperor (The Videssos Books #7)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 1994

    Krispos had held the throne of Videssos since he was scarcely more than a peasant youth. But now a strange heresy has taken root in the land, a hidden dissent that is flaring into open revolt. As Krispos leads his legions with his three sons, against the rebels, one son disappears into the rebel ranks. Then the renegades seize the day, and Krispos wages an ever more desperate war against an implacable foe that would not scruple to set brother against brother, father against son....

  • The Tale of Krispos (The Videssos Books #5-7)
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    The Tale of Krispos (The Videssos Books #5-7)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2007

    The dazzling story of a boy who rises from poverty and hardship to become the greatest leader his world has ever knownKRISPOS RISINGBorn a ragged peasant, Krispos lives on the family farm until crushing taxes drove him from the land he calls home. With only a single gold piece to his name–a gift from a nomad chieftain who claimed it carried magic–Krispos heads for the imperial capital, Videssos, and into a world of peril and possibility... more

  • The Stolen Throne (The Videssos Books #8)
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    The Stolen Throne (The Videssos Books #8)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1995

    THE BORDER WARSAn uneasy peace had prevailed these last few years between the Empire of Videssos and rival Makuran. But now Makuran's King of Kings alerted his border holdings--even the small fortress where Abivard's father was lord--to prepare for barbarian raids. But Abivard himself received a warning of a different sort: an eerie prophecy of a field, a hill, and a shield shining across the sea... more

  • Hammer and Anvil (The Videssos Books #9)
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    Hammer and Anvil (The Videssos Books #9)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 1996

    THE RED BOOTSVidessos was beset by enemies. A pretender held the throne--a despot who cared little that barbarian hordes and rival realms carved away at his empire, so long as the wealth and booty of the land satisfied his unbridled appetites.Few stood against him. And those few soon found their heads on pikes.Only one name held hope for freedom: Maniakes... more

  • The Time of Troubles I (The Videssos Books #8-9)
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    The Time of Troubles I (The Videssos Books #8-9)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2001

    The uneasy peace between the Empire of Videssos and the nation of Makuran was crumbling. War came, and the King of Makuran lay dead on the field of battle. Worse, a power-mad minister had seized the throne and the rightful heir had disappeared... more

  • The Thousand Cities (The Videssos Books #10)
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    The Thousand Cities (The Videssos Books #10)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 1997

    The author of the Worldwar series of alternate history novels continues the new adventures of the Empire of Videssos, pitting Abivard, the marshal of Makuran, against the treachery and sorcery of Videssos. Original.

  • Videssos Besieged (The Videssos Books #11)
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    Videssos Besieged (The Videssos Books #11)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 1998

    With the arrival of spring, Emperor Maniakes vows to unleash his troops against the enemy capital, where a hated despot sits arrogantly upon the throne.But from the moment Maniakes reaches the land of the Thousand Cities, he is plagued by a question no one can answer. Where is his nemesis, the ruthless commander whose cavalry no opposing force can withstand?The answer is cataclysmic....

  • The Time of Troubles II (The Videssos Books #10-11)
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    The Time of Troubles II (The Videssos Books #10-11)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2002

    Abrivard, marshal of Makuran, has been given an impossible task by his King: destroy the mighty Empire of Videssos. Even as he pondered how to obey, Videssos's legions are on the march, attacking Makuran first. Abrivard finds himself fighting a defensive war, putting his great battle skills to the task of driving the invaders from his home, the land of the Thousand Cities... more

  • Bridge of the Separator (The Videssos Books #12)
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    Bridge of the Separator (The Videssos Books #12)

    Harry Turtledove

    Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2005

    Rhavas was a good, holy, and pious man-and the cousin of the Avtokrator. He would probably have become ecumenical patriarch of the Empire in the capital, Videssos the city . . . if his world had not suddenly and tragically fallen apart when the Empire of Videssos erupted into civil war and the Khamorth barbarians swarm over the borders... more

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