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Hero of Rome

Author : Douglas Jackson
Publisher : Random House
Release Date : 2011-10-13
ISBN 10 : 9780552161336
Pages : 482 pages
Rating : 4.6/5 (133 downloads)

Download Hero of Rome in PDF Full Online Free by Douglas Jackson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in an action-packed and rigorously researched new Roman historical series by the acclaimed author of Caligula and Claudius The Roman grip on Britain is weakening. Emperor Nero has turned his face away from this far-flung outpost. The Druids are on the rise, spreading seeds of rebellion among the British tribes. Roman cruelty and exploitation has angered their British subjects. The warrior queen Boudicca will lead the tribes to war. Standing against the rising tide of Boudicca's rebellion is Roman Tribune, Gaius Valerius Verrens, Commander of the veteran legions at Colonia. Valerius leads the veterans in a last stand against the unstoppable horde of Boudicca's rebel army. Step by step, the bloodied survivors are forced back into the Temple of Claudius. It is here that Valerius wins lifelong fame and the accolade Hero of Rome. Douglas Jackson turned a lifelong fascination for Rome and the Romans into his first two novels, Caligula and Claudius. He was born in Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders and now lives in Bridge of Allan. Hero of Rome is the first novel in a major new Roman historical action series.

Hero of Rome (Gaius Valerius Verrens 1)

Author : Douglas Jackson
Publisher : Random House
Release Date : 2010-07-08
ISBN 10 : 9781407055053
Pages : 482 pages
Rating : 4.5/5 (55 downloads)

Download Hero of Rome (Gaius Valerius Verrens 1) in PDF Full Online Free by Douglas Jackson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2010-07-08 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, this heart-stopping historical thriller from bestselling author Douglas Jackson will have you on the edge of your seat! "Rightly hailed as one of the best historical novelists writing today" -- DAILY EXPRESS Readers are loving Gaius Valerius Verrens! "This was probably the best book that I have read of this genre." - 5 STARS. "As good as Scarrow, Riches or Scott." - 5 STARS. "Valerius is quite addictive..." - 5 STARS . ************************************************************** AD 59: Rome's grip on Britain is weakening. Roman cruelty and exploitation has angered their British subjects; the Druids are on the rise; the warrior queen Boudicca will lead the tribes to war. The Roman Tribune, Gaius Valerius Verrens must lead the veteran legions at Colonia in a last stand against the rising tide of rebellion and the unstoppable horde of Boudicca's rebel army. Can he defend his honour and the Empire he represents? Hero of Rome is the first in Douglas Jackson's Gaius Valerius Verrens series. His story continues in Defender of Rome.

Avenger of Rome

Author : Douglas Jackson
Publisher : Random House
Release Date : 2012-08-16
ISBN 10 : 9781409032939
Pages : 512 pages
Rating : 4.3/5 (293 downloads)

Download Avenger of Rome in PDF Full Online Free by Douglas Jackson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you like Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, you'll absolutely love this enthralling and action-packed novel of Roman adventure from bestselling author Douglas Jackson. Readers are loving Gaius Valerius Verrens! "A triumph of a novel" - 5 STARS "Impossible to put down." - 5 STARS "A real unputdownable read" - 5 STARS "Spellbinding" - 5 STARS *************************************************************************************** A SOLDIER'S SWORD WILL DECIDE THE FATE OF ROME Emperor Nero's grip on power is weakening - more and more fearful of losing his position, his paranoia settles on the figure of the popular Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Rome's greatest General who leads the imperial legions in the East. Is he preparing to march against Rome? Gaius Valerius Verrens is ordered to Antioch on a mission to kill Corbulo, a soldier he worships...Yet Corbulo's eyes are not on Rome, but on a new threat to the Empire's border: the Parthian King, Vologases, is marching to war and with such an army that if not stopped he might overwhelm the entire Roman east. Valerius marches at Corbulo's side. Outnumbered they make a stand to meet Vologases in an epic contest of military might and ingenuity that will decide the fate of the Empire. And while he fights for the Empire, and for his own survival on the battlefield, Valerius must decide whether to complete his mission, or risk incurring his Emperor's dangerous wrath. Gaius Valerius Verrens's adventures continue in Sword of Rome.