Warrior Of Rome III: Lion Of The Sun

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Warrior of Rome III: Lion of the Sun" by Harry Sidebottom is the bestselling third instalment in the " Warrior of Rome" series. Mesopotamia AD 260. Betrayed by his most trusted adviser the Roman Emperor Valerian has been captured by the Sassanid barbarians. The shame of the vanquished beats down mercilessly like the white sun as the frail old emperor prostrates himself before Shapur King of Kings. Ballista looks on helplessly but vows under his breath to avenge those who have brought the empire to the brink of destruction with their treachery. One day maybe not soon but one day I will kill you... But first he must decide what price he will pay for his own freedom. Only the fearless & only those whom the gods will spare from hell can now save the empire from a catastrophic ending. Ballista the Warrior of Rome faces his greatest challenge yet. Dr Harry Sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare
- he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action & knuckle-whitening drama. Fans of Bernard Cornwell will love Sidebottom's recreation of the ancient world. Praise for Harry Sidebottom: " Sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship". (" The Times"). " The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction". (Andrew Taylor author of " The American Boy"). Dr. Harry Sidebottom is Fellow of St Benets Hall & Lecturer at Lincoln College Oxford
- where he specializes in ancient warfare & classical art."