Marcus Aquila and his patron Rutlius Scaurus are tasked with rooting out a spy ring operating in the lands into which their imperial master Severus''s armies are advancing.
The quest to find and subvert their foes'' informers will place the two friends at great risk, with torture and death the price of any mistakeWhile success will put them in the front rank against battle-hardened legions, hungry for revenge, in a bloody struggle to determine the fate of Asia''s loyalty.
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''This is fast-paced and gripping "read-through-the-night" fiction, with marvellous characters and occasional moments of dark humourSome authors are better historians than they are storytellers. Anthony Riches is brilliant at both.'' Conn Iggulden on Empire
''A master of the genre'' The Times

Format Häftad Omfång 304 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Hodder & Stoughton Utgivningsdatum 2024-08-15 ISBN 9781399701495