Kathy Lee – författare

The first in the action-packed Tales of Rome series for middle-grade readers aged 8-12.A Captive in Rome is the first book in the enthralling Tales of Rome series of adventures for younger readers. The books are set at the time of the early church and follow the adventures of Bryn, a young Briton of the Iceni tribe.In this first book, Bryn and his brother are taken captive by the Romans after the Boudiccan revolt. They find themselves in Rome where Bryn is sold as a slave to a rich man; Bryn's brother, Conan, is forced into gladiatorial combat. Bryn is befriended by Tiro, a Christian and fellow slave, and they both try to free his brother from the deadly battles before it is too late.

Bryn, now 13-years-old is working at a baker's shop in Rome but still dreaming of returning to his British homeland.Nero has been emperor for ten years and many fear him. Nero particularly dislikes Christians, who worship their own God instead of the emperor, and has had some arrested and killed. A great fire breaks out in the city, and Bryn and his friends escape to the outskirts, to the home of a rich slave-trader, Septimus.Bryn returns to the city to see the damage and finds a city in ruins. However, he also seems members of Nero's own Praetorian Guard setting fire to houses.Rumours fly that the Emperor has had the fire started deliberately in order to clear ground to build a grand new palace, but others blame the Christians.Bryn is amongst those arrested. Nero wants to round up a hundred Christians and have them set alight as a mighty spectacle.Will Bryn and his friends survive?

In this third book in the Tales of Rome series, Bryn returns to Britain but it is not as he left it. He finds himself in one of the most dangerous countries in Europe. A new threat is looming as a second rebellion against Roman rule is planned. Bryn must decide whether to join his brother in the rebellion and his new-found Christian faith is tested to the limit in this thrilling adventure.

In this new title, Bryn, who was previously enslaved in Rome where he became a Christian, is now 15 and living in his British homeland.A friend arrives from Gaul with news that the hated persecutor of Christians, Emperor Nero, is dead. Felix persuades Bryn to return with him to Rome, where there is turmoil and Christians are still under threat. On the way they stop off in Massilia (current day Marseilles) where they meet Lazarus and hear the story of how Jesus raised him from the dead.Many threats and adventures lie in wait as Bryn and Felix head back to Rome as another emperor is about to take power.