{"product_id":"claudius-9780552162494","title":"Claudius","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom bestselling author Douglas Jackson, a gripping and visceral novel of the Roman invasion of Britain, for fans of Conn Iggulden and Simon Scarrow.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat stands out are Jackson''s superb battle scenes. I lost myself in the riveting depictions of combat . . . I was gripped from start to finish. -- Ben Kane. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou will be reading this and saying to yourself, Just one more page!... - ***** Reader review. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHIS is the story I was waiting on! - ***** Reader review. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e********************************************************************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEMPEROR OF ROME. CONQUEROR OF BRITAIN. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e43 AD. Southern England\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eCaratacus\u003c\/b\u003e, war chief of the Britons, watches as the scarlet cloaks of the Roman legions spread across his lands like blood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Rome, \u003cb\u003eEmperor Claudius\u003c\/b\u003e desires total conquest and dreams of taking his place in history alongside his illustrious forebears Caesar and Augustus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat stands out are Jackson's superb battle scenes. I lost myself in the riveting depictions of combat, hoping against hope that somehow the British would prevail... I was gripped from start to finish -- Ben Kane, author of The Forgotten Legion\u003cbr\u003eJackson triumphs... If I were Conn Iggulden or Simon Scarrow, I'd be rather worried by the new Scottish kid on the block * The Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eA master of his discipline rightly hailed as one of the best historical novelists writing today * Daily Express *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Transworld Publishers Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738386542935,"sku":"9780552162494","price":11.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780552162494.jpg?v=1720047791","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/claudius-9780552162494","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}