{"product_id":"9780552178228-barbarian","title":"The Barbarian","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSet during the twilight years of Rome's once all-powerful empire, \u003ci\u003eThe Barbarian \u003c\/i\u003eis the action-packed, thrillingly authentic new historical novel from one of the genre's best.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Exhilarating reading . full of incident and adventure’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSCOTSMAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJackson has created another blockbuster historical fiction\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eASPECTS OF HISTORY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Rightly hailed as one of the best historical novelists writing today’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAD 406.\u003c\/b\u003e Abandoned by friends and hounded by enemies, Roman cavalry commander Marcus Flavius Victor and a small band of loyal warriors know that the time has come to leave an increasingly fractured Britannia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir journey takes them across the bleak, pirate-infested seas of the Mare Germanicum to Saxonia and on into the dark heart of barbarism. It seems the Britons' only salvation lies with an old comrade, General Stilicho - based far to the east but still within the sanctuary of the Empire. But the general has troubles of his own: his influence with the Emperor Honorius is waning, and a great warrior people are on the march - for Radagaisus, king of the Ostrogoths, has promised his subjects all the riches of Italia, and they will leave a sea of Roman bones in their wake.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut as Marcus and his companions battle their way towards what they hope will a safe haven of sorts, they stumble across a secret which could decide the fate of the Empire. But who can they really trust, and can Marcus reach Stilicho in time - because his every step is dogged by a son who wants him dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Douglas Jackson:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Amazing historical novel, such a treat to read’ *****\u003cbr\u003e‘WOW . WHAT A STORY’ *****\u003cbr\u003e‘Jackson continues to excel in his books’ *****\u003cbr\u003e‘Full of action, interesting characters, great battle scenes’ *****\u003cbr\u003e‘DOUGLAS JACKSON IS ONE HECK OF A WRITER’ *****\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41548641239137,"sku":"9780552178228","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_32358569.jpg?v=1737194113","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780552178228-barbarian","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}