Warrior of Rome VI: The Amber Road Paperback / softback
by Harry Sidebottom
Part of the Warrior of Rome series
Paperback / softback
Description
Warrior of Rome: The Amber Road is the sixth book in Harry Sidebottom's Warrior of Rome series. AD 264 - The Roman Empire is torn in two. The western provinces - Gaul, Spain and Britain - have been seized by the pretender Postumus.
To the east, on the plains of northern Italy, the armies of the emperor Gallienus muster. War is coming. Everyone must choose a side. On a mission shrouded in secrecy and suspicion, Ballista must journey The Amber Road to the far north to Hyperborea, back to his original home and the people of his birth. A fearsome, masked warlord attacks, bringing fire and sword against the Angles.
Yet not all welcome Ballista`s return. Does treachery pose the greatest danger? Dr Harry Sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama.
Fans of Bernard Cornwell will love Sidebottom's recreation of the ancient world. Praise for Harry Sidebottom: 'Sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' The Times 'The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' Andrew Taylor, author of The American Boy Dr. Harry Sidebottom is Fellow of St Benets Hall, and Lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art.
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:464 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:14/08/2014
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- ISBN:9780141046181
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Information
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Less than 10 available - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:464 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
- Publication Date:14/08/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9780141046181