Pax Britannica

by David Jenkins

Reviews “Pax Britannica tells the story of a troop of present-day soldiers who are thrown back through the centuries to Roman Britain, with two additional timelines adding to the the present and the future. The author draws the reader’s attention to correlations between ancient and modern human behaviour, especially in situations of armed conflict. This is a good premise – a time-slip novel with an element of futuristic gaming adding a philosophical edge to the narrative. The idea is original and intriguing, and there’s much to admire. The text is well-written … and could appeal to fans of Michael Crichton’s Timeline .” - Historical Novel Society Indie Review "A cracking read...David Jenkins has managed to entertain and intrigue in equal measure." - Peter Hart, author of The Great 1914-1918 "David Jenkins has pulled off a masterful feat with his compelling account of British soldiers, vets from the war in Afghanistan, now mysteriously lost in Scotland near Hadrian's Wall on a training exercise." - John Rose, author of The Myths of Zionism Book Description Hadrian’s Wall in the third century. A country under the brutal grip of Roman control, and the last place a section of modern-day British Army soldiers would want to be cast adrift.Ever wondered what it was like to be on the wrong end of Roman rule in ancient Britain? The crew of a crashed army helicopter is about to find out. And used to being the occupying power, they’ll soon discover that the tables are well and truly turned.To survive against a ruthlessly oppressive enemy, they’ll have to do the unthinkable. They’ll need to become the very insurgents and terrorists that they’ve fought and despised for so long in Afghanistan and Iraq. But just who is controlling who in this twisting, destabilising world? Nothing is as it appears in a thrilling novel that confounds all assumptions and sweeps back and forth across multiple time zones.

215 pages, Paperback

First published November 29, 2013