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In 2756 AC (2003 AD in Christian terms), magnetic railways span Roman territory from Persia to Terranova, and mechanised crucifixes are ranked along the banks of the Thames.
As volume one of ROMANITAS opens, Marcus Novius Faustus Leo, heir apparent to the Imperial throne, is mourning the death of his parents following a tragic accident. However, as information about the last days of his father's life becomes known to him, Marcus realises that his father's death was no accident and that his own life is in danger.
Meanwhile, an escaped slave girl called Una, who possesses the power to look inside others' minds, struggles to save her brother, Sulien, from a London prison ship.
In a fortune teller's stall in a Gallic flea-market, Marcus, Una and Sulien's paths cross, and the fate of the Empire rests on their shoulders...
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...[A] happy surprise awaits impulse buyers. This novel, the first of a promised trilogy...is a thoroughly good read. -- Sunday Telegraph, July 2005
A transfixing first novel in an epic trilogy... A stunningly imaginative tale. -- The Good Book Guide
This is a fine first-time novel that expands the alternate history genre. -- Army - The Soldiers' Newspaper (Australia)
...For anyone who has grown up on Philip Pullman and doesn’t know where to go for an exciting tale. -- Sam North, Hackwriters.com, September 2005
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A transfixing first novel in an epic trilogy... A stunningly imaginative tale. -- The Good Book Guide
This is a fine first-time novel that expands the alternate history genre. -- Army - The Soldiers' Newspaper (Australia)
...For anyone who has grown up on Philip Pullman and doesn’t know where to go for an exciting tale. -- Sam North, Hackwriters.com, September 2005
Imagine the Roman Empire is still flourishing today...
The first novel in a breathtaking trilogy
The first novel in a breathtaking trilogy
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- PublisherOrion
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0752865080
- ISBN 13 9780752865089
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages544
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