For fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, the spectacular new novel in Douglas Jackson’s epic series sees Gaius Valerius Verrens summoned by the emperor Vespasian to undertake a mission that is tainted by treachery and seems like a death sentence…
A gripping and breath-taking novel of Roman adventure from bestselling author Douglas Jackson. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane.
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Spellbinding - 5 STARS
I didn’t want to come to the end, some really fascinating detail and a great story. - 5 STARS
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Kept me absolutely gripped from start to finish - historically accurate with the fictitious stories and characters expertly weaved into the real makes it utterly believable. - 5 STARS
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REBELLION SIMMERS…AND TREACHERY LIES IN WAIT.
AD 72- Vespasian is Emperor of Rome - but his grip on power is weakening. Economic disaster threatens the city - and when Rome is threatened, so too is the Empire.
Recently married and building a new home, Gaius Valerius Verrens thought he’d at last found a life away from the battlefield. But he is summoned by the Emperor to do one last favour for Rome- he must journey to the remote, mountainous region of Asturica Augusta and investigate claims that a bandit called ‘The Ghost’ is raiding the Empire’s gold convoys.
When Valerius arrives, he finds a tortured, gods-forsaken land whose native tribes, exploited for so long, are a growing threat. But treachery lurks in the shadows, and it seems the real danger comes from those closer to him.
Valerius must put an end to a conspiracy that would plunge the Empire into a devastating new conflict - but first he must establish who is a friend, and who a foe …
Gaius Valerius Verrens’s adventures continue in Glory of Rome.
