Terra Incognita by Ruth Downie7/1/2023 ![]() The retiring medic, Thessalus, admits to the murder. Naturally, the minute that Ruso beds down in this inhospitable clime, one of the Batavians is found beheaded. That Tilla’s knowledge of the people and locale doesn’t work in Ruso’s favor is putting it mildly. ![]() Not coincidentally, Ruso’s slave/girlfriend, Tilla, is from these parts. He joins a contingent of the Batavians headed for the far northern parts of the country, a wild and woolly place by all estimates. ![]() This is the second installment in the trials and tribulations of our memorable hero, Medicus Gaius Petreius Ruso, a Gaul serving with the Twentieth Legion of the Roman Army stationed in Britannia.Īfter solving a mystery (Medicus) involving the murder of prostitutes in Deva where he is stationed, Ruso decides he needs to clear his head and get some distance from what is considered to be a fairly socialized part of Britannia. ![]()
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