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Warrior of Rome: The Amber Road

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Warrior of Rome: The Amber Road is the sixth book in Harry Sidebottom''s Warrior of Rome series.br>br> AD 264 - The Roman Empire is torn in two. br>br> 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.br>br> War is coming.br>br> Everyone must choose a side.br>br> 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.br>br> A fearsome, masked warlord attacks, bringing fire and sword against the Angles. Yet not all welcome Ballista`s return.br>br> Does treachery pose the greatest danger?br>br> 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.br>br> Praise for Harry Sidebottom:br>br> ''Sidebottom''s prose blazes with searing scholarship'' The Timesbr>br> ''The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction'' Andrew Taylor, author of The American Boybr>br> 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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Product details

Authors None, Harry Sidebottom, Sidebottom Harry
Publisher Penguin Books Uk
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 14.08.2014
 
EAN 9780141046181
ISBN 978-0-14-104618-1
No. of pages 464
Dimensions 129 mm x 198 mm x 28 mm
Series Warrior of Rome
Warrior of Rome
Warrior of Rome / Krieger Roms
Subjects Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy

FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Action & Adventure, War & combat fiction, Holy Roman Empire, Ancient Rome, War, combat and military adventure fiction, BCE to c 500 CE, 3rd century, c 200 to c 299

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