The Road to Rome - Couverture rigide

Kane, Ben

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0312536739 ISBN 13 : 9780312536732

Editeur : St Martins Pr, 2011

Synopsis

Book by Kane Ben

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Quatrième de couverture

From the Forgotten Legion's last titanic battle, Romulus and Tarquinius have travelled halfway across the world to Egypt. Press-ganged into Caesar's legions in Alexandria, they face annihilation at the hands of the Egyptians. But even more dangerous are the enemies within their own ranks - those who guess that the new recruits may be escaped slaves, for which the punishment is crucifixion.

Meanwhile in Rome, Romulus's twin sister, Fabiola, faces great danger. Mistress of Brutus, who loves her, she is being wooed by his great enemy, Marcus Antonius - and caught up in the conspiracy to murder Caesar. For Fabiola a crisis is looming, when she must activate or abandon her planned revenge on the man she thinks is her father.

From the battlefields of Asia Minor and North Africa, to the lawless streets of Rome and the gladiator arena, the three must use all their skill to survive the bloody intrigues of the civil war. As events begin their remorseless march towards the fateful Ides of March, a final day of reckoning awaits them.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Having survived the perils of a journey across half the world, Romulus and Tarquinius are press-ganged into the legions, which are under imminent threat of annihilation by the Egyptians. Meanwhile in Rome, Romulus's twin sister Fabiola lives in fear for her life, loved by Brutus, but wooed by Marcus Antonius, his deadly enemy. Soon after, Romulus fights at Zela, the vicious battle where Caesar famously said, 'Veni, vidi, vici'. Tarquinius, separated from Romulus in the chaos of war, hides in Alexandria, searching for guidance. But mortal danger awaits them both. From the battlefields of Asia Minor and North Africa, to the lawless streets of Rome and the gladiator arena, they face death daily, until on the Ides of March, the twins are reunited and must decide either to back or to betray Caesar on his day of destiny.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: St Martins Pr
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0312536739
• ISBN 13: 9780312536732
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 515
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible