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Rome: The Emperor's Spy Rome is burning. Only one man can save it. The Emperor: Nero, Emperor of Rome and all her provinces, feared by his subjects for his temper and cruelty, is in possession of an ancient document predicting that Rome will burn. The Spy: Sebastos Pantera, assassin and spy for the Roman Legions, is ordered to stop the impending cataclysm. Full descriptionRead More

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    From the bestselling author of the Boudica novels The Fire of Rome is a gripping race-against-time historical adventure in the bestselling tradition of Robert Harris's Pompeii. AD 34: Sebastos Pantera is twelve. Training for the time when he too will be a soldier of Rome he follows his father to a garden tomb on the outskirts of Jerusalem where he watches him greet two men and a heavily pregnant woman. In a moment that changes his life forever he sees a wounded revolutionary being brought out of the tomb alive . . . Twenty years later Pantera returns from five years undercover in Britannia as assassin and spy for the Legions. He is sick of spying but a deadly combination of old loyalties and a sense of unfinished business combine to lure him homeward to the city of Rome where his former mentor and spymaster the Machiavellian Seneca the Younger charges him with rooting out the revolutionaries responsible for the city's seething unrest. Pantera discovers that the main troublemaker is none other than his closest friend Saulos a recent convert to the new religion of Christianity and Saulos is planning the biggest single act of terrorism the Roman Empire has known. Spying forbidden secrets an ancient manuscript and an apocalyptic fire combine in a gripping thriller that will change the way we think about the ancient world.

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    From bestselling author MC Scott, a heady, fast-paced and exciting historical adventure full of religious and political tensions, passion and intrigue. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Robert Harris and Conn Iggulden.“As exciting as Ben Hur, and far more accurate…” – The Independent.“A gripping tale…” – Daily Mail.“I was totally engrossed…” – Reader review. AD 64:Rome is burning. Only one man can save it. The Emperor: Nero, Emperor of Rome and feared by his subjects for his temper and cruelty, is in possession of an ancient document predicting that Rome will burn.The Spy: Sebastos Pantera, assassin and spy for the Roman Legions is ordered to stop the impending cataclysm. He knows that if he doesn’t, his life – and that of thousands of others – is in terrible danger.The Chariot Boy: Math, a young charioteer, subject to the wiles and schemes of the Emperor and the Spy. Who will win this game, where death stalks the drivers – on the track and off it.

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    Rome is burning. Only one man can save it. The Emperor: Nero, Emperor of Rome and all her provinces, feared by his subjects for his temper and cruelty, is in possession of an ancient document predicting that Rome will burn. The Spy: Sebastos Pantera, assassin and spy for the Roman Legions, is ordered to stop the impending cataclysm. He knows that if he does not, his life - and those of thousands of others - are in terrible danger. The Chariot Boy: Math, a young charioteer, is a pawn drawn into the deadly game between the Emperor and the Spy, where death stalks the drivers - on the track and off it.

  • 0552168009
  • 9780552168007
  • M C Scott
  • 24 May 2012
  • Corgi
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 592
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