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OverviewA.D. 79. Parthia is gripped by civil war. One king vying for the throne, desperate for help, welcomes an alliance from an unlikely source: a man claiming to be Nero, the dethroned Roman emperor. Meanwhile, young Gaius wishes he could spend his summer on the Bay of Naples amongst his books. Instead Pliny, the famous admiral, has sent him to befriend the nephew of Ulpius, the mysterious blind senator from Spain. A man Pliny does not trust. But when a Parthian hostage is nearly killed, days before Parthian emissaries are expected, and as rumours of the False Nero entering the land reaches Rome, Gaius and Pliny race to learn how these events are connected. As the political intrigue comes to a head, something happens that only the mysterious clairvoyant Sybil could have foreseen: Mount Vesuvius erupts, and black ash fills the sky... Full Product DetailsAuthor: David BarbareePublisher: Zaffre Imprint: Zaffre Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.281kg ISBN: 9781785763380ISBN 10: 1785763385 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 27 June 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsBravely tackles the internecine war which disrupted the Parthian Empire * SHOTS Magazine * The multi narrator approach works well both in terms of pace and perspective * Journal of Classics * An exciting, twisty read of ruthlessness and disaster * Sunday Sport * Author InformationDavid Barbaree is a lawyer and a graduate of the Curtis Brown Creative Writing School. He lives in Toronto with his wife and daughter. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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