{"product_id":"9780552161343-defender-of-rome","title":"Defender of Rome","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Gaius Valerius Verrens 2)\u003cbr\u003eJust pips Ben Kane and Conn Iggulden.\u003cb\u003e\" - 5 STARS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**************************************************************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGaius Valerius Verrens\u003c\/b\u003e returns to Rome from the successful campaign against Boudicca in Britain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis riveting and action-packed historical thriller from bestselling author Douglas Jackson is real edge of your seat stuff! Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders are loving Gaius Valerius Verrens! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbsolutely incredible\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\" - 5 STARS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping, violent and captivating\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\" - 5 STARS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe best Roman historical series I've yet read. Just pips Ben Kane and Conn Iggulden.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" - 5 STARS \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**************************************************************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGaius Valerius Verrens\u003c\/b\u003e returns to Rome from the successful campaign against Boudicca in Britain. But he is not the man he once was - scarred both physically and emotionally by the battles he has fought. \u003cb\u003eAnd neither is Rome the same city as the one he left.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Emperor Nero\u003c\/b\u003e grows increasingly paranoid. There is talk of a new threat, one found within the walls of Rome itself. A new religious sect, the followers of \u003cb\u003eChristus\u003c\/b\u003e, deny Nero's divinity and are rumoured to be spreading sedition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNero calls on Valerius to seek out this rebel sect and to capture their leader. Failure would be to forfeit his life, and the lives of twenty thousand Judaeans living in Rome. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut as Valerius begins his search, a quest which will take him to the edge of the empire, he will discover that success may cost him nearly as much as failure.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGaius Valerius Verrens's adventures continue in Avenger of Rome\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56450640839030,"sku":"9780552161343","price":11.17,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28337860.jpg?v=1760453679","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780552161343-defender-of-rome","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}