Warrior of Rome VI: The Amber Road - Harry Sidebottom

Warrior of Rome: The Amber Road is the latest book in Harry Sidebottom's Warrior of Rome series. AD 264 - The Roman Empire is torn in two. The western provinces - Gaul Spain and Britain - have been seized by the pretender Postumus. To the east on the plains of northern Italy the armies of the emperor Gallienus muster. War is coming. Everyone must choose a side. On a mission shrouded in secrecy and suspicion Ballista must journey The Amber Road to the far north to Hyperborea back to his original home and the people of his birth. A fearsome masked warlord attacks bringing fire and sword against the Angles. Yet not all welcome Ballista`s return. Does treachery pose the greatest danger? Dr Harry Sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama. Fans of Bernard Cornwell will love Sidebottom's recreation of the ancient world. Praise for Harry Sidebottom: 'Sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' The Times 'The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' Andrew Taylor author of The American Boy Dr. Harry Sidebottom is Fellow of St Benets Hall and Lecturer at Lincoln College Oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art.

TITLE: Warrior of Rome VI: The Amber Road

AUTHOR: Harry Sidebottom

SKU: 9780718155964

PUBLISHER: Penguin Books Ltd

DATE PUBLISHED: 18/07/2013

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 464

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 153 mm x 234 mm x 32 mm

WEIGHT: 597 gr