The exhilarating Roman historical thriller
'Sidebottom conjures up the landscape and its people brilliantly...I could have journeyed with Valens and his crew for another 1,000 pages.' * The Times * 'Relentless, brutal, brilliant, this is Jack Reacher in ancient Rome' Ben Kane -- Ben Kane on The Last Hour 'A cracking tale. More twists and turns than the Tiber itself' -- Rory Clements on The Last Hour 'Cracking, page-turning stuff' -- James Swallow on The Last Hour 'Grabbed me from the start. I loved it' -- Donna Leon on The Last Hour The master of Roman military historical fiction...extremely exciting, historically fascinating and with a fantastic setting. I gobbled it up...Excellent! * For Winter Nights - A bookish blog * This exhilarating action thriller storms along, reinforced by the author's thorough knowledge of the Roman army. * Sunday Express *
Harry Sidebottom teaches Ancient History at Oxford University. His career as a novelist began with his Warrior of Rome series, which has sold over half a million copies. His next series, Throne of Caesars, was equally acclaimed. The Last Hour and The Burning Road introduced us once again to Marcus Clodius Ballista, hero of the Warrior of Rome books. The Shadow King is his fifteenth novel, and his first set in Ancient Greece.