
The Emperor Domitian is a talented tyrant & deluded despot. When he vents his suspicions, no one is safe. Gaius Vinius Clodianus is a reluctant recruit in the elite Praetorian Guard who must fight for honour in a world of corruption & deceit. Flavia Lucilla has access to the Emperor's most private inner circle & hears the most intimate secrets of the ruler who toys with the lives of his subjects as if indeed he was a careless god. Together these unwilling heroes must choose between their sworn duty to protect the Emperor & an act of courage that will change the future of Rome.