The chaotic order of the Roma Nova series

During a recent lively digital chat with cozy mystery author Debbie Young challenged me to list the Roma Nova stories in chronological order according to events and in the order they were written.

As you may know, these sequences do not line up! I asked her if it was really necessary, […]

March 22nd, 2024 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Alternate history, Alternative history, Books, Genres, INCEPTIO, INSURRECTIO, JULIA PRIMA, NEXUS, Novellas, PERFIDITAS, RETALIO, Roma Nova | Leave a comment

Planes, trains and automobiles in Roma Nova

Roman planes? Well no, but definitely Roma Novan ones.

Air Roma Nova is the national carrier and mostly flies to other European capitals – Vienna, London, Paris, Rome – but also has a transatlantic service three times a week at the time of INCEPTIO.

Like many smaller airports, PORTUS – Latin for port(!) – has […]

November 24th, 2023 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Alternative history, AURELIA, Characters, INCEPTIO, INSURRECTIO, Latin, NEXUS, PERFIDITAS, RETALIO, Roma Nova, SUCCESSIO, Travel | 3 comments

So what's this 'Roma Nova' about?

It’s about books. No, it’s about stories of people, their aspirations, their dilemmas, their loves and their adventures. It’s about sacrifice, passion and loyalty, about betrayal, power-hunger and redemption. And it takes the imagination on one of the most intriguing ‘what if’ stories ever…

Roma Nova is an imaginary country (except in […]

September 20th, 2023 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Alternate history, Alternative history, AURELIA, Books, Genres, INCEPTIO, INSURRECTIO, PERFIDITAS, Pre-launch snippets, RETALIO, Roma Nova, SUCCESSIO, Women warriors | 19 comments
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