<b>Excellent ... scintillating</b>
The Times
<b>Vivid ... shockingly good</b>
Sunday Sport
<b>A stonking read</b>
Classic FM
<b>Epic, brutal and blood-thirsty</b>
Sunday Post
THE EXPLOSIVELY GRIPPING, 300,000 COPY BESTSELLING ROMAN EPIC SERIES, PERFECT FOR FANS OF GLADIATOR
AD 58: Rome is in turmoil once more. Emperor Nero has set his heart on a new wife but to clear a path for her, he must first assassinate his Empress, Claudia Octavia. Vespasian needs to tread carefully here - Nero's new lover, Poppaea Sabina, is no friend of his and her ascent to power spells danger.
Meanwhile, Nero's extravagance has reached new heights, triggering a growing financial crisis in Britannia. Vespasian is sent to Londinium to rescue the situation, only to become embroiled in a deadly rebellion, one that threatens to destroy Britannia and de-stabilise the empire...
THE SEVENTH BOOK IN THE BESTSELLING VESPASIAN SERIES