Antioch (The Sword of Agrippa Book 1)

For fans of Michael Crichton, Wilbur Smith and Philip K Dick: a magic carpet ride powered by quantum entanglement and reincarnation.

United States, 2025. Roy Swenson’s groundbreaking research is the latest casualty in the culture war. As tyrannical forces promote discord and chaos to undermine institutions, Swenson and his exiled team scramble to set up their lab overseas. But strange new dreams of antiquity make Swenson wonder if he's only scratched the surface of a mysterious material he's studied under his microscope…

Centuries in the past, a young Roman engineer has his first drug-induced hallucination in Antioch. Torn between loyalty to his legion and feelings for an enslaved Egyptian priestess, his actions could change the fate of an empire. And they do.

In his waking hours, Swenson’s connection to the young Roman leads to a revolutionary scientific discovery. It could be humanity’s last hope against worldwide mayhem, and only Swenson can pay the steep price it demands…

Antioch is the transcendent first book in The Sword of Agrippa, a series of time traveling sci-fi adventures. If you like flawed heroes, inspired Roman historical fiction, and futuristic dystopias, then you’ll love Gregory Ness’ immersive tale.

Buy Antioch today to enter a world where high-tech and ancient history collide.