Bestselling author Douglas Jackson expertly brings the Roman Empire to
life in this riveting historical adventure of fire, blood and battle.
Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow, Ben Kane and Conn Iggulden.
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Readers are loving Gaius Valerius Verrens!**
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Storytelling of the highest order - 5 STARS**
Glorious Roman adventure. - 5 STARS
The drama never lets up - it is gripping - 5 STARS
I'm just gutted to have finished it! - 5 STARS
Verrens rules, ok? - 5 STARS
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BETRAYED, BANISHED BUT NOT BROKEN...**
70 AD Disgraced, dishonoured and banished on pain of execution if he
ever returns to Rome, Gaius Valerius Verrens makes his way East
through the death and destruction of the savage Judaean rebellion. He
knows his only hope of long term survival lies with his friend
Titus, commander of the Army of Judaea and son of the newly
crowned Emperor Vespasian.
But when he reaches the Roman camps that surround the seemingly
impregnable city of Jerusalem he finds Titus a changed man. Gone is the
cheerful young officer he knew; in his place, a tough, ruthless soldier
under pressure from his father to end the insurrection at any cost.
Soon, Valerius finds himself at the centre of a web of intrigue spun by
Titus' lover, Queen Berenice of Cilicia, and her sometime ally, the
general's turncoat adviser, Flavius Josephus, who together have an
ulterior motive for wanting the siege to end quickly.
Yet the laurels Valerius needs in order to regain his honour cannot be
won in the tunnels that run beneath Jerusalem. Only in the heat and
blood of battle can he find the glory that brought him the title Hero of
Rome.
Gaius Valerius Verrens' adventures continue in Saviour of Rome.
