The Eagle and the Wolf
Will be published approx. on 13. August 2026
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-0-00-877150-8 (ISBN)
Description
'This is the best book I've read this year, hands down' Conn Iggulden
As Hun hordes and Germanic tribes maraud through Imperial lands, two legendary men - Attila the Hun and the "Last of the Romans" General Flavius Aetius find their fortunes entangled with the chaos.
Flavius Aetius, a noble Roman son, is an outsider in a savage land. He has been banished, given as hostage to the barbaric Huns and sent to the edge of the world.
What the Huns do not know, however, is that his father and mother have been murdered in a coup. He is an orphan, with no value at all. His life hangs on a lie.
In this new harsh world, he manages to find one grudging ally, a young boy named Attila.
A brotherhood is formed. One that, the shamans foretell, will shatter the world.
As Hun hordes and Germanic tribes maraud through Imperial lands, two legendary men - Attila the Hun and the "Last of the Romans" General Flavius Aetius find their fortunes entangled with the chaos.
Flavius Aetius, a noble Roman son, is an outsider in a savage land. He has been banished, given as hostage to the barbaric Huns and sent to the edge of the world.
What the Huns do not know, however, is that his father and mother have been murdered in a coup. He is an orphan, with no value at all. His life hangs on a lie.
In this new harsh world, he manages to find one grudging ally, a young boy named Attila.
A brotherhood is formed. One that, the shamans foretell, will shatter the world.
Reviews / Votes
'Loved it. The end of empire deserves this sort of telling. I kept finding myself reading a few chapters more ... This is the best book I've read this year, hands down' Conn Iggulden PRAISE FOR GORDON DOHERTY: 'Doherty once again proves himself a master of Roman fiction' - Peter Gibons 'A master of his craft' - Griff Hosker 'A page-turning adventure' - Damion HunterMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 159 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-877150-8 (9780008771508)
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Gordon is a Scottish writer, addicted to reading and writing historical fiction. His novels have been Amazon smash-hits, and have gone on to be translated and published in Russia, Italy and Greece.
Gordon's love of history was first kindled by visits to the misty Roman ruins of Britain and the sun-baked antiquities of Turkey and Greece. His expeditions since have taken him all over the world and back and forth through time (metaphorically, at least), allowing him to write tales of the later Roman Empire, Byzantium, Classical Greece and even the distant Bronze Age.
Gordon's love of history was first kindled by visits to the misty Roman ruins of Britain and the sun-baked antiquities of Turkey and Greece. His expeditions since have taken him all over the world and back and forth through time (metaphorically, at least), allowing him to write tales of the later Roman Empire, Byzantium, Classical Greece and even the distant Bronze Age.