{"product_id":"9781405953122-tyrant","title":"Tyrant","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTravel to the heart of a Roman dynasty beset by power struggles and betrayal in this latest chapter of the tale of Nero\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA MARRIAGE BLESSED IN BLOOD .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmperor Claudius is to wed his niece Agrippina.\u003cbr\u003eHer elevation will change so many things.\u003cbr\u003eClaudius will name her son Nero as heir.\u003cbr\u003eAnd any who dare cross her will live to regret it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet Nero – still a boy – is vulnerable.\u003cbr\u003eHe vies for favour with his brother Britannicus.\u003cbr\u003eHe learns to fight. He learns to love.\u003cbr\u003eMarry your sister-cousin Octavia,\u003cbr\u003esays his mother. Never mind the scandal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut those who have survived Agrippina,\u003cbr\u003ehave long memories and short knives.\u003cbr\u003eTo rise in Rome, others must fall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow long before Claudius realises his adopted son is a threat?\u003cbr\u003eAnd Nero stops seeing his mother as an ally?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR CONN IGGULDEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Breathtakingly good’ \u003c\/b\u003eBernard Cornwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Deft and robust storytelling, that whips through the history with plenty of blood, guts and plot-twists’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Pacy and propulsive, cracking with energy, violence and stirring speeches, Iggulden chronicles \u003cb\u003epower struggles\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003epolitical machinations\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003ebloodthirsty ravages of up-close combat\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A \u003cb\u003emaster of the historical novel\u003c\/b\u003e’ \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eNero\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Iggulden draws you into Rome, its brutality and its glory, and brings it back to life with such seamless ease' ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eAbsolute quality from first to last page,\u003c\/b\u003e atmospheric with a real feel for time and place' ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It was fascinating to see the seeds being planted that will lead to the Nero becoming the tyrant we know through the ancient historians, but \u003cb\u003etold in such a contemporary and accessible way\u003c\/b\u003e' ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'An \u003cb\u003eabsolutely immersive experience throughout\u003c\/b\u003ethat throws you into the politics of Ancient Rome' ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Another \u003cb\u003egripping page turner\u003c\/b\u003e from the \u003cb\u003epeerless master of historical fiction\u003c\/b\u003e.’ ***** Reader Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConn Iggulden, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, June 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56409877119350,"sku":"9781405953122","price":8.51,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_40368422_42320528-cf24-4e1d-b207-7b08d243fc07.jpg?v=1773886373","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781405953122-tyrant","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}