Hawk - Softcover

Green, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553815385 ISBN 13: 9780553815382

Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group), 2006

Synopsis

Rome, AD 34. While the Emperor Tiberius indulges himself in Capri, his cruel and self-serving regent Sejanus rules in his place. It is a time of tyranny and terror.

Once a charioteer but now a hunter providing wild animals for Rome's voracious Games, Serpicus longs for a quiet life. But Sejanus' uncle has made him an offer he cannot refuse. He must journey north, over the Alps, deep into Germany where the tribes are in revolt against their Imperial oppressors, and there take possession of an exceptionally rare but dangerous beast. To his companions, the mission is suicide. To make matters worse, it seems Serpicus has made a deadly enemy of the man who now leads the legions against the tribes and that there are others who will stop at nothing to ensure he and his colleagues fail. Not least the traitor in their midst. Now, inside a village a long way from home and facing a Roman army set on revenge, Serpicus is trapped. The family he adores is held hostage in Rome but the first woman he ever loved stands, sword drawn, ready to fight and, should the gods will it, die by his side. He has choices to make, but no time to make them...

Ringing with the cacophony of battle, of steel against steel and the cries of men, this enthralling historical adventure recounts one man's struggle to protect those he loves, whatever the cost.

About this title

About the Author

George Green was born in Dublin in 1956 and brought up in Tipperary, where he lived in a house built on an ancient burial mound. After university he embarked on a career in sport and leisure in the hope that it would not be too difficult and help him meet girls. Ten years later he realized his mistake, took an MA in Creative Writing, began teaching and now works for the Department of English and Creative Writing at Lancaster University. Hound is his first novel.

From the Back Cover

Rome AD 34, a time of tyranny and fear.

Once a charioteer, now a hunter of wild and exotic animals for Rome s voracious Games, Serpicus longs for a quiet life. But he must make one last perilous some might say suicidal journey. He must go North, over the Alps, deep into a Germany rising up in revolt, and bring back an exceptionally rare and dangerous beast. The price of failure is death. And not just his own his family is being held hostage against his return.

Set against a background of rebellion and treachery, this is the story of a man torn between love and loyalty a warrior driven by a burning hatred for those who would break him and see him fall a reluctant hero s fight to protect those he loves, whatever the cost

Ringing with the cacophony of battle, of steel against steel, the cries of victory and the agonies of defeat, Hawk is a rousing historical adventure.

Acclaim for Hound:

The ultimate warrior s tale a beautiful, poignant story of vengeance, lost love, outstanding heroism and a quite astonishing capacity for alcohol. Manda Scott, author of Boudica

Tightly written, oddly touching and with a strong sense of history as well as myth an impressive first novel. Jon Courtney Grimwood, Guardian

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553815385
• ISBN 13: 9780553815382
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544