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Book SynopsisIf you like Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, you''ll absolutely love this enthralling and action-packed novel of Roman adventure from bestselling author Douglas Jackson.
Readers are loving Gaius Valerius Verrens!
A triumph of a novel - 5 STARS
Impossible to put down. - 5 STARS
A real unputdownable read - 5 STARS
Spellbinding - 5 STARS
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A SOLDIER''S SWORD WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF ROME
Emperor Nero''s grip on power is weakening - more and more fearful of losing his position, his paranoia settles on the figure of the popular Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Rome''s greatest General who leads the imperial legions in the East. Is he preparing to march against Rome?
Gaius Valerius Verrens is ordered to Antioch on a mission to kill Corbulo
Trade Review
A splendid piece of story-telling and a vivid recreation of a long-dead world * Allan Massie *
Light and dark in equal measure, colourful, thoughtful and bracing * Manda Scott *
Superb battle scenes . . . I was gripped from start to finish * Ben Kane *
