Warrior of Rome 2
My version: Paperback
Genre: Historical Fiction, First Crusade, Templars
Publisher: Harper Collins
First published: 2007
ISBN: 978-0-00-720745-
Bought
From the cover:
“AD256: The Roman Empire is threatened from within. With the cult of Christianity spreading like wildfire, dangerous and powerful men vie for influence.
Ballista, battle-bloodied general and survivor of the siege of Arete, has returned to an imperial court obsessed with intrigue and religious fanaticism. There he discovers men who would rather see him dead than alive. Even his courage and loyalty to Rome and the emperor are not above suspicion.
But it is on Rome’s eastern frontier – where a vast Pesian army is assembled – that an even greater threat to Ballista and Rome awaits…“
Number two in the trilogy (?) and a really enjoyable read. Sorry to have finished it, looking forward to ordering the third any time i have a birthday soon.
He certainly knows his Roman-period onions, does Harry. He’s clearly done the research that will add to the enjoyment for the reader, without getting bogged down in detail and description.
It’s a good story – there’s more trouble in the east – well written and you don’t need to have read the first to jump in here.
So, if you’ve got a few days to drift off away to Rome in, you can certainly do worse than have a go at his one.
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