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The bestselling author of PRAETORIAN, THE LEGION and THE GLADIATOR returns with another unputdownable, thrilling and action-packed Roman adventure featuring Macro and Cato.
For nearly ten years, the Roman Empire has fought ceaselessly to strengthen its hold over Britannia. But opposition from native tribes led by the ruthless warrior Caratacus threatens to destroy everything.
Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro are summoned by Governor Ostorius to Londinium. Tasked with leading a newly formed cavalry cohort into the heartland of Wales, they must destroy the growing resistance. But with Caratacus hatching increasingly ambitious plans and disorder threatening from within Macro and Cato's own ranks, this final test will push the soldiers to their limits.
And if they do not emerge as victors, the Emperor Claudius's rule may be at stake, and the very foundations of the Roman Empire could be shattered irrevocably...
Praise for Simon Scarrow's novels: 'I don't need this kind of competition' - Bernard Cornwell
An engrossing storyline, full of teeth-clenching battles, political machinations, treachery, honour, love and death... More, please! - Elizabeth Chadwick
A good, uncomplicated, rip-roaring read - Mail on Sunday
For those who like their historical fiction to include plenty of bloody thrills and spills, Scarrow's latest book will prove irresistible - Living History
Simon Scarrow is the acclaimed author of multiple Sunday Times bestsellers, including Tyrant of Rome, Revenge of Rome and The Gladiator.
He is also the author of many other acclaimed novels including the Sunday Times bestseller A Death in Berlin. With T. J. Andrews he has co-written Warrior, focusing on the rebel chief Caratacus, and Arena, following the career of a gladiator hero, and more.