The Wandering Warriors

In this captivating alternate-history adventure, two award-winning authors transport a 1940s barnstorming baseball team, led by retired player and spy Moe Berg, from rural Illinois to Ancient Rome following the death of Emperor Septimius Severus. Tasked with teaching baseball to gladiators for a high-stakes Colosseum event, the team embarks on a wild journey filled with baseball antics, a hint of romance, and perilous challenges. Amidst the chaos, questions arise about their chance of returning home and the fate of a widowed empress threatened by her malevolent son.