Figures in the Sand
Published on 31. December 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
202 pages
978-0-340-64693-9 (ISBN)
Description
A revived Roman Empire is in decline, when Fidus Octavius is sent to command a garrison against the savages on the Syrian frontier. Then, abruptly, communication with the outside world is cut off. The garrison is near mutiny, and Octavius embarks on a desert journey in pursuit of redemption.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder & Stoughton
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 14 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 199 mm
Weight
162 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-64693-9 (9780340646939)
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Janice Elliott read English at St Anne's College, Oxford, then joined The Sunday Times. She left for full time writing and now has twenty-three novels, a volume of short stories, and five children's books to her credit. She has been described as 'one of the best novelists writing in England'.