Warrior of Rome III: Lion of the Sun (Warrior of Rome, 3) - Softcover

Sidebottom, Harry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141032316 ISBN 13: 9780141032313

Publisher: Penguin, 2011

Synopsis

Warrior of Rome III: Lion of the Sun by Harry Sidebottom is the bestselling third instalment in the Warrior of Rome series.

Mesopotamia, AD 260

Betrayed by his most trusted adviser, the Roman Emperor Valerian has been captured by the Sassanid barbarians. The shame of the vanquished beats down mercilessly like the white sun, as the frail old emperor prostrates himself before Shapur, King of Kings.

Ballista looks on helplessly, but vows under his breath to avenge those who have brought the empire to the brink of destruction with their treachery. One day, maybe not soon, but one day, I will kill you . . . But first he must decide what price he will pay for his own freedom.

Only the fearless and only those whom the gods will spare from hell can now save the empire from a catastrophic ending.

Ballista, the Warrior of Rome, faces his greatest challenge yet.

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.

About this title

Review:

Praise for The Warrior of Rome Series:

"A starring Roman epic with explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama."--"The Guardian"

"Harry Sidebottom's epic tale starts with a chilling assassination and goes on, and up, from there."--Mary Beard, author of "The Roman Triumph"

"A book to keep you up well past your bedtime."--"Evening Standard"

AUTHORBIO Harry Sidebottom is best known for the Warrior of Rome series of novels, published by Overlook. He teaches classical history at Oxford University, where he is a Fellow of St. Benets Hall and a Lecturer at Lincoln College. Visit harrysidebottom.co.uk.

"A book to keep you up well past your bedtime." — "Evening Standard"

"A book to keep you up well past your bedtime."

"Harry Sidebottom''s epic tale starts with a chilling assassination and goes on, and up, from there."----Mary Beard, author of"The Roman Triumph"

"A book to keep you up well past your bedtime."---"Evening Standard"

"Harry Sidebottom's epic tale starts with a chilling assassination and goes on, and up, from there."----Mary Beard, author of"The Roman Triumph"

"A starring Roman epic with explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama." "The Guardian"
"Harry Sidebottom's epic tale starts with a chilling assassination and goes on, and up, from there." Mary Beard, author of "The Roman Triumph"
"A book to keep you up well past your bedtime." "Evening Standard""

About the Author:

Dr Harry Sidebottom is a Fellow of St Benet's Hall and lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford, where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art. All six of his Warrior of Rome novels are available from Penguin in paperback and ebook.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0141032316
• ISBN 13: 9780141032313
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480