Saviour of Rome: (Gaius Valerius Verrens 7) - Couverture rigide

Livre 7 sur 9: Gaius Valerius Verrens

Jackson, Douglas

 
9780593075937: Saviour of Rome: (Gaius Valerius Verrens 7)
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ISBN 10 : 0593075935 ISBN 13 : 9780593075937
Editeur : Bantam Press, 2016

Synopsis

For fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, the spectacular new novel in Douglas Jackson's epic series sees Gaius Valerius Verrens summoned by the emperor Vespasian to undertake a mission that is tainted by treachery and seems like a death sentence...

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À propos de l?auteur

A journalist by profession, Douglas Jackson transformed a lifelong fascination for Rome and the Romans in to his first two highly-praised novels, Caligula and Claudius. His third, Hero of Rome, introduced readers to a new series hero, Gaius Valerius Verrens. Seven further novels featuring Valerius have followed - the most recent being Glory of Rome - and have won critical acclaim and confirm their author as one of the UK's foremost historical novelists. An active member of the Historical Writers Association and the Historical Novel Society, Douglas Jackson lives near Stirling in Scotland.

À propos de la deuxième de couverture

AD 72. Titus Flavius Vespasianus, known as Vespasian, is Emperor of Rome. However, his grip on power is weakening as economic disaster threatens the city and so the Empire itself. The imperial treasure chests are all but empty, legions go unpaid, while yields from the vital goldmines in Spain have fallen dramatically.

Gaius Valerius Verrens, recently married and building a new home, had hoped he’d left his old life behind when he received the summons from the Emperor. Vespasian wants his old friend to do him one last favour: to journey to the remote, mountainous region of Asturica Augusta and investigate claims that a bandit called ‘The Ghost’ is raiding the Empire’s gold convoys with impunity.

What Valerius finds in this tortured, gods-forsaken land is much more complicated. The native tribes, exploited for so long, are a growing threat, but it seems the real danger comes from those closer to him. Treachery waits in the shadows as he is drawn into a terrifying conspiracy that, were it to succeed, would plunge the Empire into a devastating new conflict.

It falls to Valerius to put an end to it – but first he must establish who is a friend and who a foe . . .

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Éditeur
Bantam Press
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0593075935
ISBN 13 
9780593075937
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
384
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0552172286 ISBN 13 :  9780552172288
Editeur : Corgi, 2017
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