{"product_id":"9780141046174-warrior-of-rome-v-the-wolves-of-the-north","title":"Warrior of Rome V: The Wolves of the North","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the Imperium - their savagery unlike anything Rome has known before. Ballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWarrior of Rome: The Wolves of the North\u003c\/i\u003e by Harry Sidebottom marks the start of a new trilogy within the Warrior of Rome series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAD263 - barbarian invasions and violent uprisings threaten to tear apart the Imperium of Rome.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the Imperium - their savagery unlike anything Rome has known before. Ballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet - a covert attempt to turn the barbarians of the steppe against each other. He must face the Heruli - the most bizarre and brutal of all the nomad tribes - the Eaters of Flesh, the Wolves of the North. As Ballista and his retinue make their journey, someone - or something - is hunting them, picking them off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpses. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBallista is in a strange land, among strange people, but is it possible that the greatest threat may come from within his own familia?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Harry Sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama. Fans of Bernard Cornwell will love Sidebottom's recreation of the ancient world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Harry Sidebottom:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'Sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' Andrew Taylor, author of \u003ci\u003eThe American Boy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eDr. Harry Sidebottom is Fellow of St Benets Hall, and Lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40942904344673,"sku":"9780141046174","price":9.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32398329.jpg?v=1737228006","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141046174-warrior-of-rome-v-the-wolves-of-the-north","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}