Emperor

The Death of Kings: A Novel of Julius Caesar; A Roman Empire Novel

By: Conn Iggulden

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Paperback | 23 June 2009

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480 Pages

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16 x 22.3 x 4.2

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From the author of the bestselling The Dangerous Book for Boys

The acclaimed author of Emperor: The Gates of Rome returns to the extraordinary life of Julius Caesar in a new novel that takes us further down the path to glory . . . as Caesar comes into his own as a man, warrior, senator, husband, leader.

In a sparsely settled region of North Africa, a band of disheveled soldiers turn their eyes toward one man among them: their leader, Julius Caesar. The soldiers are Roman legionaries. And their quarry is a band of pirates who dared to kidnap Julius Caesar for ransom. Now, as Caesar exacts his revenge and builds a legend far from Rome, his friend Marcus Brutus is fighting battles of another sort, rising to power in the wake of the assassination of a dictator. Once Brutus and Caesar were as close as brothers, devoted to the same ideals and attracted to the same forbidden woman. Now they will be united again by a shock wave from the north, where a gladiator named Spartacus is building an army of seventy thousand slaves-to fight a cataclysmic battle against Rome itself.

Industry Reviews

"Delightfully entertaining...a combination of scholarship and inventiveness that brings the historical figures vividly to life while educating us, gracefully and subtly, about Rome at the height of its powers."--Booklist

"If you liked 'Gladiator', you'll love Emperor: The Death of Kings."--The Times, London "What a find. A first-time author who writes--wonderfully! Emperor: The Death of Kings combines the fantasy of Harry Potter with the historical details of John Jakes. Books don't get better than this."--Costa Rica Times

"Iggulden excels at describing battle scenes both small-scale and epic."--Seattle Times

"Iggulden is a grand storyteller." --USA Today

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