The Siege
Agent of Rome, Book 1
Unable to add items
Sorry, we're unable to add the item because your cart is already full.
Add to basket failed.
Please try again later
Add to wishlist failed.
Please try again later
Failed to remove from Wish List.
Please try again later
Adding to library failed
Please try again
Unable to follow podcast
Unable to unfollow podcast
Get 30 days of Standard free
€5.99/mo after trial. Cancel monthly.
The Siege
Narrated by:
Nigel Peever
Buy Now for €17.99
-
Narrated by:
-
Nigel Peever
-
By:
-
Nick Brown
AD 270. Rome has ruled Syria for over three centuries. But now the weakened empire faces a desperate threat: Queen Zenobia of Palmyra has turned her Roman-trained army against her former masters, and the once invincible legions have been crushed. Arabia, Palestine and Egypt have fallen, and now Antioch, Syria's capital, stands exposed.
Cassius Corbulo is a young intelligence agent fresh from officer training. He has been assigned the menial task of rounding up wounded legionaries, but then urgent new orders arrive. He is the only ranking Roman officer left in the line of the Palmyran advance. He must take command of the fort of Alauran, the last stronghold still in Roman hands, and hold it against the enemy until reinforcements arrive. What Cassius finds at Alauran would daunt the most seasoned veteran, let alone a 19- year-old with no experience of war.A mere scattering of divided and demoralised legionaries remain, backed up by some fractious Syrian auxiliaries and a drunken Praetorian Guardsman. With the Palmyrans just days away, Cassius must somehow find the discipline, resourcefulness and courage to organise the garrison, save Alauran and secure Rome's eastern frontier....
©2011 NH Brown (P)2014 Oakhill Publishing
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
Continue the series
Reviews
"Once the action kicks off you won't be able to put it down." (Anthony Riches, author of the Empire series)
"The Siege is an excellent debut novel and delivers a thrilling and fascinating coming-of-age adventure." (Book Gazette)
"The Siege is an excellent debut novel and delivers a thrilling and fascinating coming-of-age adventure." (Book Gazette)
No reviews yet