Warrior of Rome: King of Kings

A storming Roman epic with explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama GuardianThe Warrior of Rome is back . . .- 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 to Romes eastern frontier - where a vast Persian army is assembled - that an even greater threat to Ballista and Rome awaits . . . Superior-. . . fiction, with depth, authenticity and a sense of place TLS Sidebottoms prose blazes with searing scholarship The Times Gruesome, Gladiator-style battle scenes and well-researched detail Shortlist