Rome Burning
Volume II
$74.93
- Paperback
608 pages
- Release Date
14 June 2011
Summary
Three years after a conspiracy against his life forced him into hiding, the young heir to the throne Marcus Novius must take command of the greatest power on Earth. But his ambitious cousin Drusus - spurred on by a riddling Sybilline prophecy - threatens this last chance to avoid a world conflict and Una, a former slave whose love for Marcus seems out of place at the Roman court, is drawn into the political intrigue and a dangerous enmity.
Though many of Marcus’ friends and suppo…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780575096936 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0575096934 |
| Author: | Sophia McDougall |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 608 |
| Release Date: | 14 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 414g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 38mm |
| Series: | Romanitas |
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Critics Review
A thoroughly good read…vividly imagined…elegant, lively writing– SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
Perfectly fuses the hope and horror of ancient Rome with that of the modern world * Daniel Godfrey, author of New Pompeii *
This is a magnificent series * Adrian Tchaikovsky *
Epic in undertaking, Romanitas creates a fascinating world that is both contemporary in tone, and yet about as far removed from the world we live in as it is possible to imagine. McDougall’s writing style is fresh and light, and the involving story ensures you’ll gobble up the 400 pages in no time, staying eager to find out how the remainder of the trilogy unfolds’ * Dreamwatch *
Wonderful alt history, beautiful, heart-breaking, sweeping, surprising * Lauren Beukes *
Compulsively readable … grips like a vice * SFX *
An enjoyable smart yarn with some real sense of human pain * Time Out *
Epic in undertaking, Romanitas creates a fascinating world that is both contemporary in tone, and yet about as far removed from the world we live in as it is possible to imagine. McDougall’s writing style is fresh and light, and the involving story ensures you’ll gobble up the 400 pages in no time, staying eager to find out how the remainder of the trilogy unfolds * Dreamwatch *
Wonderful alt history, beautiful, heart-breaking, sweeping, surprising * Lauren Beukes *
Compulsively readable … grips like a vice * SFX *
An enjoyable smart yarn with some real sense of human pain * Time Out *
About The Author
Sophia McDougall
Sophia McDougall studied English at Oxford. The ROMANITAS trilogy is her first major work of fiction.
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