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Warrior of Rome I: Fire in the East
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Warrior of Rome I: Fire in the East
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Harry Sidebottom
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Series | Warrior of Rome |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:448 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Historical adventure |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780141032290
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Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Illustrations |
none
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Penguin Books Ltd
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Publication Date |
1 April 2009 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
The block-busting paperback of Penguin's biggest-selling hardback debut of 2008 The year is AD 255 - the Roman Imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every border. The greatest threat lies in Persia to the east, where the massing forces of the Sassanid Empire loom with fiery menace. There the isolated Roman citadel of Arete awaits inevitable invasion. One man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling walls. A man whose name itself means war- a man called Ballista. Alone, Ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the Imperium. This is part one of Warrior of Rome- an epic of empire, of heroes, of treachery, of courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfare.
Author Biography
Dr Harry Sidebottom is a Fellow of St Benet's Hall and lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford, where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art. All six of his Warrior of Rome novels are available from Penguin in paperback and ebook.
Reviews'Sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' The Times 'A well-constructed, well-paced and gripping account' TLS 'The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' - Andrew Taylor, author of 'The American Boy'
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