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The Burning Road: The scorching new historical thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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The Burning Road: The scorching new historical thriller from the Sunday Times bestseller
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Harry Sidebottom
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:368 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 153 |
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Category/Genre | Thriller/suspense Historical adventure Historical fiction |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781785769689
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Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Publishing Details |
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Zaffre
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Imprint |
Zaffre
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Publication Date |
30 September 2021 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
AD265 - In the shadow of Mount Etna, slaves are rising up. As the rebel leader declares Sicily the new land of the free, men and women are slaughtered, and cities across the island are sacked and burned. When a ship is wrecked off the island's west coast, all but two survivors are cut down in the surf by the rebel slaves. Ballista, an experienced Roman soldier, has always found a way to survive against the odds - but his son Marcus is still just a boy. With the burning road stretching out ahead of them, father and son must cross the war-ravaged island in a race against time to save the rest of his family, and somehow find a way to extinguish the brutal rebellion, before it all goes up in flames.
Author Biography
Harry Sidebottom teaches Ancient History at Oxford University. His career as a novelist began with his Warrior of Rome series, which has sold over half a million copies. His next series, Throne of Caesars, was equally acclaimed. The Last Hour, his tenth novel, introduced us once again to Marcus Clodius Ballista, hero of the Warrior of Rome books. The Lost Ten is his eleventh novel. Harry's new breakout historical thriller The Return is available to pre-order now in hardback, eBook and audio.
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