Author:Ben Kane
The first in a brilliant series set during Hannibal's war against Rome, from the bestselling author of THE FORGOTTEN LEGION Chronicles
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ENEMY OF ROME
The great Carthaginian general, Hannibal, has never forgotten the defeat and humiliation of his father by Rome. Now he plans his revenge and the destruction of the old enemy.
SOLDIER OF CARTHAGE
While Hannibal prepares for war, the young son of one of his most trusted military commanders goes on an innocent adventure with his best friend - and disappears.
ENSLAVED
Captured by pirates, put up for sale in the slave market, one of the boys is sold as a gladiator, the other as a field slave. They believe they will never see home or family again.
A WORLD AFLAME
But their destiny - interwoven and linked with that of their Roman masters - is to be an extraordinary one. The devastating war unleashed upon Rome by Hannibal will last for nearly twenty years. It will change their lives - and history - forever.
An epic tale, triumphantly told
—— Giles Kristian, author of the Raven seriesCompelling
—— BBC History magazineThis hauntingly beautiful novel, written by a North Vietnamese Army veteran, manages to humanise completely a people who up until now have usually been cast as robotic fanatics
—— Sunday TimesUnputdownable... This book should be required reading for anyone in American politics or policy-making. It should win the Pulitzer Prize, but it won't. It's too gripping for that
—— GuardianIf you want to become familiar with the lanista and the rudus, to know your scutum from your licium, then Kane's your man ... plenty of action
—— IndependentSpartacus has returned home to Thrace to find a new king has usurped his throne. He is seized and then sold to a Roman slave trader but he is a fighter and is destined for greater things.
Historically little is known about the real Spartacus but in the hands of Ben Kane his legend has been crafted into two fantastic novels and this is the first.
A breathless romp…a real feel for the grit and the mad excitement of fighting and a fascination with a culture, Rome, that was obsessed with blood-lust.
—— History TodayQuinn has a cinematic eye for narrative scope... Like all good novels this book tells us something new
—— SpectatorAn absorbing tribute to the city and its unsung heroes
—— Holly Kyte , Sunday TelegraphIn a novel of cinematic denouements, Quinn has reclaimed an intriguing chapter of Liverpool's past
—— Emma Hagestadt , IndependentA real page-tuner
—— Mail on SundayHe [Anthony] hooks you in with his deep, complex characters; he meticulously sets the scene
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