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Emperor's Spear
- Author
- Alex Gough
- Narrator
- David Thorpe
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Publish Date
- 25 June 2021
- Run Time
- 10 hours 20 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
On the Empire's Northern border trouble is stirring. For decades the barbarians have been at the gates. Now, facing threats from within as well as outside, the Emperor is provoking war. When his friend Atius goes missing in Germania, Imperial Assassin Silus is sent into the heart of the battle-torn region. Plunged into a deadly intrigue and a brutal conflict, can Silus find out who is betraying Rome? Or will the legions start falling, one by bloody one?
One of the standout new voices in historical fiction, bestseller Alex Gough is on riveting form in this brilliant novel set in Ancient Rome, perfect for readers of Ben Kane and Conn Iggulden.
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Details
- Author
- Alex Gough
- Narrator
- David Thorpe
- Duration
- 10 hours 20 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 June 2021
- ISBN
- 9788726869415
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- SAGA Egmont
- Genre
- Historical adventure fiction, Espionage & spy thriller, Historical romance, Historical fiction
Synopsis
An intense novel of war at the Roman frontier. On the Empire's Northern border trouble is stirring. For decades the barbarians have been at the gates. Now, facing threats from within as well as outside, the Emperor is provoking war. When his friend Atius goes missing in Germania, Imperial Assassin Silus is sent into the heart of the battle-torn region. Plunged into a deadly intrigue and a brutal conflict, can Silus find out who is betraying Rome? Or will the legions start falling, one by bloody one? One of the standout new voices in historical fiction, bestseller Alex Gough is on riveting form in this brilliant novel set in Ancient Rome, perfect for readers of Ben Kane and Conn Iggulden.-
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