Marcus is thrilled to be heading to Britannia, the distant island on the fringes of the Roman Empire. But the Britons are wild and defiant—tattooed warriors who take the heads of their enemies and refuse to submit to Roman rule. On his journey to reunite with his father, Marcus unexpectedly encounters Caractacus, the fearsome leader of the Britons, and everything changes. His path—and the fate of Britannia—will never be the same.