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Brilliantly researched and packed full of action, bestseller Anthony Riches takes the reader to the heart of Ancient Rome
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MARCUS AQUILA RETURNS TO ROME, TO HUNT THE MEN WHO DESTROYED HIS FAMILY.
‘Some authors are better historians than they are storytellers. Anthony Riches is brilliant at both’ Conn Iggulden
Determined to wreak vengeance on the shadowy cabal of assassins who butchered his family, Marcus Aquila arrives in Rome to face them on their own ground.
But he could not have foreseen what awaits him – a Machiavellian senator, a praetorian officer and the head of a brutal gang all want their pound of flesh.
And also lying in wait is Mortiferum – the Death Bringer – a champion gladiator whose knives cry out for blood . . .
Acutely researched political intrigue meets visceral action in this unputdownable novel from bestseller Anthony Riches.
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This is fast-paced and gripping "read-through-the-night" fiction, with marvellous characters and occasional moments of dark humour. Some authors are better historians than they are storytellers. Anthony Riches is brilliant at both.
A damn fine read . . . fast-paced, action-packed.
Stands head and shoulders above a crowded field . . . . real, live characters act out their battles on the northern borders with an accuracy of detail and depth of raw emotion that is a rare combination.
