Sword of Rome by Douglas Jackson
The Emperor Nero's erratic and bloody reign is in its death throes when Gaius Valerius Verrens is dispatched to Rome on a mission that will bring it to a close. With Nero dead, the city holds its breath and awaits the arrival his successor, Servius Sulpicius Galba, governor of Hispania. The Empire prays for peace, but it prays in vain.
"Cracking..one of our finest writers." Saturday (Supp to the Scottish Daily Record) "One of the best historical novelists writing today." DAILY EXPRESS
A journalist by profession, Douglas Jackson transformed a lifelong fascination for Rome and the Romans in to his first two novels highly-praised novels, Caligula and Claudius. His third novel, Hero of Rome, introduced his ever-increasing number of readers to his new series hero, Gaius Valerius Verrens. Defender of Rome and Avenger of Rome followed and have won critical acclaim and confirmed Douglas as one of the UK's foremost historical novelists. An active member of the Historical Writers Association and the Historical Novels Society, He lives near Stirling in Scotland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780593070543 |
| ISBN 10 | 0593070542 |
| Title | Sword of Rome |
| Author | Douglas Jackson |
| Series | Gaius Valerius Verrens Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2013-08-15 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
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