Eskkar Saga

"[A] wonderful book! Big, passionate, powerful, epic...sheer story-telling prowess. I couldn't put it down!" - --John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author of THE HUNT CLUB "Beautifully imagined and researched adventure, with terrific action!" - Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author "Equal parts history lesson, love story and war saga, Barone's first historical will have readers turning pages." - Publishers Weekly "[W]ell-crafted...a Bronze Age historical romance with brains as well as brawn, ripe for a sequel." - Kirkus Reviews "[A] compelling first novel ...Readers will find it hard to put down this dramatic tale of conflict." - Library Journal "If Bernard Cornwell and Diana Gabaldon decided to collaborate on a novel, the result would be something like this." - Arizona Republic

"Never boring...the setting is convincingly rendered, and the characters--heroes and villains--are sharply drawn." - Publishers Weekly "EMPIRE RISING is a winner from the first page to the last. Highly recommended." - John Lescroart "Barone knows his stuff and writes fluently of life, love, and war." - John Lescroart "If Bernard Cornwell and Diana Gabaldon decided to collaborate on a novel, the result would be something like this." - Arizona Republic "Equal parts history lesson, love story and war saga, Barone's first historical will have readers turning pages." - Publishers Weekly "Beautifully imagined and researched adventure, with terrific action!" - Diana Gabaldon, #1 New York Times bestselling author "[A] wonderful book! Big, passionate, powerful, epic...sheer story-telling prowess. I couldn't put it down!" - --John Lescroart, New York Times bestselling author of THE HUNT CLUB "[A] compelling first novel ...Readers will find it hard to put down this dramatic tale of conflict." - Library Journal