Welcome to my weekly segment, Waiting on Wednesday, where I look at upcoming books that I am planning to order and review in the next few months and which I think I will really enjoy.  I run this segment in conjunction with the Can’t-Wait Wednesday meme that is currently running at Wishful Endings.  Stay tuned to see reviews of these books when I get a copy of them.  In this latest article, I continue to explore one of the most entertaining and distinctive historical fiction series currently running, with the upcoming novel, An Empty Throne by Robert Fabbri.

Robert Fabbri is a talented author who has done some amazing and exciting work in the historical fiction genre over the last 10 years.  Debuting back in 2011 with Tribune of Rome, Fabbri went on to write a wildly entertaining series that explore a somewhat fictionalised life of the future Roman Emperor Vespasian.  Filled with some wild scenes that chronicled the excesses of the various Roman Emperor’s, the Vespasian series was a particular favourite of mine and featured such awesome reads as Rome’s Sacred Flame, Emperor of Rome and the short story collection Magnus and the Crossroads Brotherhood.

Since the Vespasian series ended in 2019, Fabbri has moved onto a different period of ancient history, the Macedonian era, with his compelling Alexander’s Legacy series.  Set after Alexander the Great’s sudden death, the Alexander’s Legacy books follow the chaotic civil wars that occurred in the following years as Alexander’s generals, advisors and family members all fought to gain control of great Macedonian empire through war, politics, and shaky alliances.  Based on some insane real-life historical events, the Alexander’s Legacy series is extremely detailed and very bonkers, and I have deeply enjoyed exploring a period of history I was mostly unfamiliar with.  This series has so far featured two great novels, To the Strongest and The Three Paradises, which have been both fascinating and exceedingly entertaining.  Due to how much I enjoyed Fabbri’s previous books, and because The Three Paradises ended with Alexander’s crazed mother Olympias taking control of Macedonia, I have been really keen to see how the series continues, and it looks like the next book is going to be another fun piece of historical fiction.

The third Alexander’s Legacy novel is the awesome upcoming release, An Empty Throne.  This third book, which has a current planned release date for early April 2022, looks set to continue the series with another intense and fun examination of historical events, as the various participants still alive, prepare to take vengeance for Alexander’s murder.  No doubt this upcoming book will continue the trend of following multiple historical figures as they attempt to gain power for themselves, and it will be interesting to see who survives the next book, as well as which new characters are introduced.

Synopsis:

The third instalment in a huge, bloody and brutal new series from Robert Fabbri, set after the death of Alexander the Great. Who will win the fight to control the largest empire the world has ever seen? Let the battles begin…

The cause of Alexander the Great’s sudden death is no longer in doubt – it was murder. But by whom? As his former followers struggle for power, the bonds of family, friendship and political loyalties are tested to the limit. As is the strength of the formidable empire that Alexander had wrought.

Never before has the Western world seen such turmoil, such a threat to civilisation. As battles rage, armies, cities and thousands of lives are destroyed by the ruthless scheming of those who would be King. Or Queen. Could a marriage be the one thing to bring the broken strands of the empire back together, preventing years of further warfare?

Will a woman succeed where no man can?

Based on the previous novels in this series, I know that An Empty Throne is going to contain a detailed and powerful tale, loaded with some crazy events from history.  Fabbri has so far done a wonderful job of examining this unique period in the first two Alexander’s Legacy books, and I have absolutely no doubt that An Empty Throne will be just as entertaining and intriguing.  I am deeply excited for this upcoming novel, and I cannot wait to find out who will reign supreme after the next series of political and military conflicts.