The Twelfth legion are no more. Fifty one innocent men lie dead on the unforgiving flagstones of the capital. Accused of insubordination, Conlan Danson's fate hangs in the balance. He will live or die on the whim of an aristocrat he neither knows nor trusts. Republic. The rumour is growing in the streets and alleys of the capital. Many say that only one man can save them... Martius. Meanwhile, dark forces are rising in the capital... A self-proclaimed prophet preaches the return of the Gods and the doom of all. A paranoid and erratic Emperor sits on the throne. And in the south, hidden from all, a great enemy rises... The second book in the Adarna Chronicles, Phoenix Rising is an action packed fantasy set in a world of epic grandeur and political intrigue. It follows the fate of the Empire through the eyes of those who could ultimately save it, or doom it to destruction.