{"product_id":"9780241587348-tyrant","title":"Tyrant","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBLOOD, BETRAYAL, AND THE BATTLE FOR ROME’S SOUL: THE DARK AND TWISTED JOURNEY OF NERO’S ASCENT TO POWER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MARRIAGE BLESSED IN BLOOD .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the wedding day of Emperor Claudius to Agrippina, a senator lies dying in his own home. Yesterday, this senator was betrothed to Octavia, Claudius’s daughter. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow blood gushes from his slit wrists.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgrippina’s elevation to empress changes so many things. Claudius is convinced to adopt her thirteen-year-old son Nero, naming him his new heir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd those angered by his wife’s presumption? They face dashed hopes, endure terrible accusations, or suffer a merciless death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet Nero – still a boy – is vulnerable. Tutored by Seneca, he vies with his brother and fellow heir Britannicus for their father’s favour. \u003cb\u003eHe learns to fight. He learns to love.\u003c\/b\u003e So what if his mother wants him to marry his sister-cousin Octavia? Rome has been scandalised before.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut those who have survived Agrippina, and the families of those who didn’t, have long memories and short knives. They seek chances to get close – to taste the blood of this ruthless plotter and her son.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRome has always been dangerous.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo rise there, as Nero is to discover, others must fall – even emperors .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e–\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR CONN IGGULDEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBreathtakingly good’\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Cornwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eDeft and robust storytelling, that whips through the history with plenty of blood, guts and plot-twists\u003c\/b\u003e’ The Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003ePacy and propulsive, cracking with energy, violence and stirring speeches, Iggulden chronicles power struggles, political machinations and the bloodthirsty ravages of up-close combat\u003c\/b\u003e' Daily Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eA master of the historical novel\u003c\/b\u003e’ Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eNero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eIggulden draws you into Rome, its brutality and its glory, and brings it back to life with such seamless ease\u003c\/b\u003e' ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAbsolute quality from first to last page, atmospheric with a real feel for time and place'\u003c\/b\u003e ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eIt was fascinating to see the seeds being planted that will lead to the Nero becoming the tyrant we know through the ancient historians, but told in such a contemporary and accessible way\u003c\/b\u003e' ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAn absolutely immersive experience throughout that throws you into the politics of Ancient Rome\u003c\/b\u003e' ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eAnother gripping page turner from the peerless master of historical fiction\u003c\/b\u003e’ ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConn Iggulden, Sunday Times bestseller, June 2024\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55125699920246,"sku":"9780241587348","price":21.62,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34483591_0d52bd75-302c-457a-824b-f05d113195b7.jpg?v=1747955307","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241587348-tyrant","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}