Summary
Imagine a world in which Rome never fell. Now the Empire stretches across the Atlantic, slaves are constructing a giant bridge over the Persian Gulf and magnetic railways span the globe. But tensions within and without are about to change the face of the earth.
Marcus Novius is caught in a massive explosion at the Coliseum which kills his uncle the emperor…making Marcus, his heir, the new leader of the Roman Empire.
Marcus, the healer Sulien and Una, his sister - and Marcus’ o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780575096387 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0575096381 |
| Author: | Sophia McDougall |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 7 May 2012 |
| Weight: | 398g |
| Dimensions: | 36mm x 133mm x 199mm |
| Series: | Romanitas |
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Critics Review
Perfectly fuses the hope and horror of ancient Rome with that of the modern world
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 *
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 *
Sophia McDougall
Sophia McDougall studied English at Oxford. She lives in Hastings, East Sussex where she also writes plays and poetry. The Romanitas trilogy is her first series of novels.
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