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Rome's Executioner

The heart-pounding bestselling Roman epic, perfect for fans of GLADIATOR

Robert Fabbri author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Atlantic Books

Published:1st Nov '12

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Rome's Executioner: the second instalment in the epic Vespasian series that chronicles the rise from humble origins of one man to fulfil his destiny as one of Rome's greatest Emperors.

The second instalment of Robert Fabbri's bestselling Vespasian series.This epic series chronicles the rise from humble origins of one man to fulfil his destiny as one of Rome's greatest Emperors.

THE EXPLOSIVELY GRIPPING, 300,000 COPY BESTSELLING ROMAN EPIC SERIES, PERFECT FOR FANS OF GLADIATOR

Thracia, AD30: Even after four years military service at the edge of the Roman world, Vespasian can't escape the tumultuous politics of an Empire on the brink of disintegration. His patrons in Rome have charged him with
the clandestine extraction of an old enemy from a fortress on the banks of the Danube before it falls to the Roman legion besieging it.

Vespasian's mission is the key move in a deadly struggle for the right to rule the Roman Empire. The man he has been ordered to seize could be the witness that will destroy Sejanus, commander of the Praetorian Guard and ruler of the Empire in all but name.

Before he completes his mission, Vespasian will face ambush in snowbound mountains, pirates on the high seas, and Sejanus's spies all around him. But by far the greatest danger lies at the rotten heart of the Empire, at the nightmarish court of Tiberius, Emperor of Rome and debauched, paranoid madman.

THE SECOND BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING VESPASIAN SERIES

Excellent ... scintillating * The Times *
Vivid ... shockingly good * Sunday Sport *
A stonking read * Classic FM *
Epic, brutal and blood-thirsty * Sunday Post *

  • Long-listed for MAX Gouden Vleermuis 2019 (UK)

ISBN: 9781848879140

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 22mm

Weight: 255g

384 pages

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