Avenger of Rome
(Gaius Valerius Verrens 3): a gripping and vivid Roman page-turner you won't want to stop reading
1st Edition
Published on 16. August 2012
512 pages
978-1-4090-3293-9 (ISBN)
Description
If you like Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, you'll absolutely love this enthralling and action-packed novel of Roman adventure from bestselling author Douglas Jackson.
Readers are loving Gaius Valerius Verrens!
"A triumph of a novel" - 5 STARS
"Impossible to put down." - 5 STARS
"A real unputdownable read" - 5 STARS
"Spellbinding" - 5 STARS
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A SOLDIER'S SWORD WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF ROME
Emperor Nero's grip on power is weakening - more and more fearful of losing his position, his paranoia settles on the figure of the popular Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Rome's greatest General who leads the imperial legions in the East. Is he preparing to march against Rome?
Gaius Valerius Verrens is ordered to Antioch on a mission to kill Corbulo, a soldier he worships...Yet Corbulo's eyes are not on Rome, but on a new threat to the Empire's border: the Parthian King, Vologases, is marching to war and with such an army that if not stopped he might overwhelm the entire Roman east.
Valerius marches at Corbulo's side. Outnumbered they make a stand to meet Vologases in an epic contest of military might and ingenuity that will decide the fate of the Empire.
And while he fights for the Empire, and for his own survival on the battlefield, Valerius must decide whether to complete his mission, or risk incurring his Emperor's dangerous wrath.
Gaius Valerius Verrens's adventures continue in Sword of Rome.
Readers are loving Gaius Valerius Verrens!
"A triumph of a novel" - 5 STARS
"Impossible to put down." - 5 STARS
"A real unputdownable read" - 5 STARS
"Spellbinding" - 5 STARS
***************************************************************************************
A SOLDIER'S SWORD WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF ROME
Emperor Nero's grip on power is weakening - more and more fearful of losing his position, his paranoia settles on the figure of the popular Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Rome's greatest General who leads the imperial legions in the East. Is he preparing to march against Rome?
Gaius Valerius Verrens is ordered to Antioch on a mission to kill Corbulo, a soldier he worships...Yet Corbulo's eyes are not on Rome, but on a new threat to the Empire's border: the Parthian King, Vologases, is marching to war and with such an army that if not stopped he might overwhelm the entire Roman east.
Valerius marches at Corbulo's side. Outnumbered they make a stand to meet Vologases in an epic contest of military might and ingenuity that will decide the fate of the Empire.
And while he fights for the Empire, and for his own survival on the battlefield, Valerius must decide whether to complete his mission, or risk incurring his Emperor's dangerous wrath.
Gaius Valerius Verrens's adventures continue in Sword of Rome.
Reviews / Votes
A splendid piece of story-telling and a vivid recreation of a long-dead world * Allan Massie * Light and dark in equal measure, colourful, thoughtful and bracing * Manda Scott * Superb battle scenes . . . I was gripped from start to finish * Ben Kane *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Illustrations
B&W map
File size
1,96 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4090-3293-9 (9781409032939)
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Douglas Jackson
Avenger of Rome
(Gaius Valerius Verrens 3): a gripping and vivid Roman page-turner you won't want to stop reading
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07/2013
Corgi Books
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Person
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.
