Imperium, Interrupted

The Roman Empire. Glorious, terrifying, badly organised.

Welcome to Imperium, Interrupted—a satirical series chronicling the slow, dignified collapse of ancient Rome under the weight of its own paperwork. From bureaucrats who can't find the war they started, to legionaries who were misfiled at birth, each novel explores a new corner of imperial chaos, where history is redacted, reality is a draft, and survival often depends on your ability to fake a memo.

Imperium, InterruptedHorrible Histories for grown-ups, perfect for fans of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld, Blackadder, and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy—where toga-clad chaos reigns, history misbehaves, and every triumph arrives slightly tipsy and overdressed.

Et Tu, Brute?: A Roman Comedy of Errors (Imperium, Interrupted Book 1)

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A death foretold. A truth footnoted. A bureaucracy panicking.

Decimus Flaccus was just a scribe. Quiet, diligent, and very nearly forgettable—until he accidentally overheard a conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar.

Now he’s juggling misplaced prophecies, bribable omens, one extremely combustible laundress, and Rome’s worst-kept secret. His job? File...

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Legion of the Damned: A Roman Comedy (Imperium, Interrupted Book 2)

From the series: Imperium, Interrupted

They were sent to die. Unfortunately for Rome, they didn’t.

When a ragtag legion of Rome’s least inspiring soldiers is dispatched to a remote border post no one’s ever heard of, even they assume they’re being quietly exiled.

But between a commander who thinks maps are propaganda, a scout who’s legally dead, and a tent full of cursed chickens, the...

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Gladius and Gladrags: A Roman Murder Mystery (Imperium, Interrupted Book 3)

From the series: Imperium, Interrupted

Murder’s never in season. Especially in Rome.

When a senator’s son is found dead at a prestigious Imperial fashion symposium—impaled on a decorative gladius while modelling ceremonial undergarments—the Empire erupts in scandal.

To keep the affair quiet, the investigation is handed to a group of battered legionaries now on “administrative...

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