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Prophecy: Death of an Empire (Prophecy Trilogy 2): A gripping adventure of conflict and corruption
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Prophecy: Death of an Empire (Prophecy Trilogy 2): A gripping adventure of conflict and corruption
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) M. K. Hume
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:608 | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 130 |
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Category/Genre | Historical fiction |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780755371488
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Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Headline Publishing Group
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Imprint |
Headline Review
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Publication Date |
12 April 2012 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Merlin's epic quest continues as he journeys to Constantinople in search of his father. Myrddion Emrys of Segontium is the product of a brutal rape, but when King Vortigern hints at his father's identity, Myrddion embarks on a journey across France and Italy to Constantinople. It is a voyage that is to turn the young healer into a man of great renown. Serving under General Flavius Aetius at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, Myrddion saves the lives of thousands of warriors and, on his arrival in Rome, he heals many more, including Cleoxenes, Envoy to Emperor Theodosius of the East, on his way to a delegation with Attila the Hun. But a deadlier conflict between Emperor Valentinian of the West and Senator Petronius Maximus is still to come and Myrddion must use all his strength to carry out his work in a world that is evil.
Author Biography
M. K. Hume is a retired academic, who is married with two grown-up sons and lives in Queensland, Australia. Having completed an MA and Phd in Arthurian Literature many years ago, M. K. Hume has fulfilled a lifelong dream to walk in the footprints of the past by retelling the epic tale of Merlin in a magnificent trilogy.
ReviewsPraise for M. K. Hume's Arthurian trilogy: 'Historical fiction of the most bloodthirsty and roistering kind * Australian Bookseller & Publishers Magazine * Exciting, violent and bloody... Up there with Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell * www.lovereading.co.uk * Hume deftly navigates the Arthurian legends, populating them with likable and despicable characters, and casting them in a fully realized historical setting * Publishers Weekly *
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