Jerusalem and the Sinai desert, first century AD. In the turbulent
aftermath of the crucifixion of Jesus, officers of the Roman Empire
acquire intelligence of a pilgrim bearing an incendiary letter from a
religious fanatic to insurrectionists in Corinth. The content of this
letter could bring down the empire.
The Romans hire a former legionary, the solitary man-at-arms, Telamon of
Arcadia, to intercept the letter and capture its courier. Telamon
operates by a dark code all his own, with no room for noble causes or
lofty beliefs. But once he overtakes the courier, something happens that
neither he nor the empire could have predicted.
In his first novel of the ancient world in thirteen years, the
best-selling author of Gates of Fire and Tides of War returns with a
gripping saga of conquest and rebellion, bloodshed and faith.