Defender of Rome - Gaius Valerius Verrens 2: A heart stopping gripping novel of Roman

Informationen zum Autor 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. Eight further acclaimed 'Rome' novels followed, confirming Doug as one of the UK's foremost historical novelists. His latest novel, The Wall , was published to coincide with the 1900th anniversary of the construction of Hadrian's Wall. A member of the Historical Writers Association and the Historical Novel Society, Douglas Jackson lives near Stirling in Scotland. Klappentext Douglas Jackson is rapidly developing a reputation as one of the best historical novelists writing today. He turned a lifelong fascination for Rome and the Romans into his first two novels, Caligula and Claudius . Defender of Rome is the second title in his series featuring Gaius Valerius Verrens; the first Hero of Rome is available in Bantam Press hardcover (and soon Corgi paperback). Zusammenfassung Just pips Ben Kane and Conn Iggulden." - 5 STARS **************************************************************Gaius Valerius Verrens returns to Rome from the successful campaign against Boudicca in Britain.

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Jackson
• Publisher: Corgi
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.07.2012
• EAN: 9780552161343
• ISBN: 978-0-552-16134-3
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Gaius Valerius Verrens; Gaius Valerius Verrens
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Political, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Rome, Narrative theme: Politics, Ancient Rome, Historical adventure fiction, War, combat and military adventure fiction, 1st century, c 1 to c 99, c 43 BCE to c 410 CE (period of Roman Britain / Britannia)