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The thrilling sixth book in the DEATH OF ROME SAGA.
‘An extraordinary series’ – The Morning Star
615 AD.
A vengeful Persian tyrant prepares the final blow that will annihilate the Byzantine Empire.
Aelric of England – now the Lord Senator Alaric – is almost as powerful as the Emperor. Seemingly without opposition, he dominates the vast and morally bankrupt city of Constantinople. He alone is able to conceive and to push forward reforms that are the Empire’s only hope of survival, and perhaps of restoration to wealth and greatness.
Aelric faces his greatest challenge yet with danger of all frontiers. His domestic enemies are waiting for their moment to strike back and the world’s most terrifying military machine is assembling in secret beyond the mountains of the eastern frontiers.
‘An extraordinary series’ – The Morning Star
615 AD.
A vengeful Persian tyrant prepares the final blow that will annihilate the Byzantine Empire.
Aelric of England – now the Lord Senator Alaric – is almost as powerful as the Emperor. Seemingly without opposition, he dominates the vast and morally bankrupt city of Constantinople. He alone is able to conceive and to push forward reforms that are the Empire’s only hope of survival, and perhaps of restoration to wealth and greatness.
Aelric faces his greatest challenge yet with danger of all frontiers. His domestic enemies are waiting for their moment to strike back and the world’s most terrifying military machine is assembling in secret beyond the mountains of the eastern frontiers.
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It would be hard to over-praise this extraordinary series, a near-perfect blend of historical detail and atmosphere with the plot of a conspiracy thriller, vivid characters, high philosophy and vulgar comedy.
The best historical novel I've ever read.
Fascinating to read, very well written, an intriguing plot ... I enjoyed it very much.
If you like your Dark Age stories to be, well - particularly dark - then you'll love this.