alternate history « Alison Morton's Roma Nova

Arrival of NEXUS!

Yes, the author proofs of the NEXUS paperback have arrived! And they are looking good! Thank you, Ingram Spark/ Lightning Source.

I’m sending out advance copies to bloggers and reviewers at the moment, but I’ll be running a competition for signed giveaways during launch month 12-30th September.

And it’s just as exciting sliding your fingers […]

Why is NEXUS 'just' a novella?

Good question! I’ll try and explain…

Firstly, what’s a novella? Essentially a short novel, but with a difference. Currently immensely popular as an ebook, ”…it allows for more extended development of theme and character than does the short story, without making the elaborate structural demands of the full-length book. Thus it provides an intense, detailed […]

Who governs Roma Nova?

You may have gathered from the eight Roma Nova books that the small state has various bodies of government: head of state (imperatrix), upper house (senate), people’s assembly, local government (curia) offices, a legal system, a foreign ministry and other ministries, a strong diplomatic service, a central bank, army and police force (vigiles, later […]