Harry Sidebottom Knihy

From the bestselling author of WARRIOR OF ROME comes the second book in an epic new series set in third century Rome; a dramatic era of murder, coup, counter-rebellions and civil war.

The Roman Empire is torn in two. The western provinces - Gaul, Spain and Britain - have been seized by the pretender Postumus. To the east, on the plains of northern Italy, the armies of the emperor Gallienus muster. War is coming. Everyone must choose a side. On a mission shrouded in secrecy and suspicion, Ballista must journey The Amber Road to the far north to Hyperborea, back to his original home and the people of his birth.

Deset hrdinů. Nedobytná pevnost. Beznadějná mise. Úspěšný autor Harry Sidebottom se vrací s dalším samostatným příběhem ze starého Říma. Desítka římských vojáků vyráží hluboko na nepřátelské území, aby z nepřístupné horské pevnosti vysvobodila uvězněného prince Sásána. Netuší, že mezi sebou mají zrádce, který z nebezpečné mise učiní misi zcela beznadějnou. Harry Sidebottom svoji tématiku dobře zná a přichází s napínavým thrillerem, který vám nedovolí vydechnout. Když se Marcus Aelius Valens, mladý důstojník římské císařské armády, dozví, že se stane členem malého oddílu vojáků pověřených nebezpečným úkolem v daleké Persii, ani zdaleka netuší, co všechno na něj ještě čeká. Jednotka má vysvobodit malého prince Sásána, kterého perský král uvěznil v nedobytném vězení nazývaném pevnost Ticha. Vojáci se vydávají na dlouhou pouť přes celou Mezopotámii do hor jižně od břehů Kaspického moře. Valens se ocitá hluboko na nepřátelském území a po smrti velitele oddílu musí nastoupit na jeho místo. Valentovi muži jeden po druhém umírají nebo za záhadných okolností mizí a Valens pomalu ale jistě dospívá k závěru, že mezi sebou mají zrádce a že se jejich výprava stává sebevražednou misí. Dokáže si získat respekt svých druhů a vyvést je z nebezpečí dřív, než bude pozdě?

Ballista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own family.

AD256 - the spectre of treachery hangs ominously over the Roman Empire. The sparks of Christian fervour have spread through the empire like wildfire, and the imperium is alive with the machinations of dangerous and powerful men. All the while, Sassanid forces press forward relentlessly along the eastern frontier.

A monumental new roman series is here. 3rd century Rome, like you've never seen it before: murder, coup, terror on the streets, counter-rebellions and civil war.

'Absorbing and brilliant ... Game of Thrones without the dragons' THE TIMES The third book in Sidebottom's epic series set in third century Rome; a dramatic era of murder, coup, counter-rebellions and civil war.

Betrayed by his most trusted adviser, the Roman Emperor Valerian has been captured by the Sassanid barbarians. Ballista looks on helplessly, but vows under his breath to avenge those who have brought the empire to the brink of destruction with their treachery.

The Caspian Gates is the fourth in Harry Sidebottom's captivating Warrior of Rome Series. AD262 - the Imperium is in turmoil after the struggle for the throne. Furthermore, Ephesus, Asia's metropolis, lies in ruins, shattered by a mighty earthquake. Its citizens live in fear as the mob overwhelms the city, baying for blood to avenge the gods who have punished them. Yet an even greater threat to the Empire advances from the North. The barbaric Goth tribes sail towards Ephesus, determined to pillage the city. Only Ballista, Warrior of Rome, knows the ways of the barbarians, and only he can defeat them. The Goths' appetite for brutality and destruction is limitless and before long Ballista is locked into a deadly bloodfeud, with an enemy that has sworn to destroy him - and the Imperium - at all costs. Dr Harry Sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama. Fans of Bernard Cornwell will love Sidebottom's recreation of the ancient world. Praise for Harry Sidebottom: 'Sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' The Times 'The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' Andrew Taylor, author of The American Boy Dr. Harry Sidebottom is Fellow of St Benets Hall, and Lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art.

For readers of Bernard Cornwell, Ben Kane, Simon Scarrow and Conn Iggulden, this is a thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.A lone figure stands silhouetted atop the Mausoleum of Hadrian.