Rome: The Emperor's Spy

FromthebestsellingauthoroftheBoudicanovels,TheFireofRomeisagrippingrace-against-timehistoricaladventureinthebestsellingtraditionofRobertHarris’sPompeii.AD34:SebastosPanteraistwelve.TrainingforthetimewhenhetoowillbeasoldierofRome,hefollowshisfathertoagardentombontheoutskirtsofJerusalemwherehewatcheshimgreettwomenandaheavilypregnantwoman.Inamomentthatchangeshislifeforever,heseesawoundedrevolutionarybeingbroughtoutofthetombalive...Twentyyearslater,PanterareturnsfromfiveyearsundercoverinBritanniaasassassinandspyfortheLegions.Heissickofspying,butadeadlycombinationofoldloyaltiesandasenseofunfinishedbusinesscombinetolurehimhomewardtothecityofRomewhere,hisformermentorandspymaster,theMachiavellianSenecatheYounger,chargeshimwithrootingouttherevolutionariesresponsibleforthecity’sseethingunrest.Panteradiscoversthatthemaintroublemakerisnoneotherthanhisclosestfriend,Saulos,arecentconverttothenewreligionofChristianity,andSaulosisplanningthebiggestsingleactofterrorismtheRomanEmpirehasknown.Spying,forbiddensecrets,anancientmanuscriptandanapocalypticfirecombineinagrippingthrillerthatwillchangethewaywethinkabouttheancientworld.FromtheTradePaperbackedition.