Agrippa
- Author Robert Harris
- Narrator Simon Russell Beale, Robert Harris
- Publisher Cornerstone
- Publish Date 27 August 2026
- Run Time 9 hours and 55 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Historical fiction, Political / legal thriller.
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What to expect
The Sunday Times number one bestselling author returns to Ancient Rome in his latest thriller – coming August 2026.
Julius Caesar is dead, and the lives of two teenaged boys are about to be changed forever. One is Caesar’s 17-year-old nephew, Octavius, whom he has made his heir.
The other is Octavius’s closest friend, Agrippa.
To claim Octavius’s inheritance, they must fight the giant figures of the Roman Empire – and, against all odds, they win. Octavius becomes the Emperor Augustus. For twenty years, they rule the world together.
Now Agrippa is fifty. Ailing and alone, betrayed by his wife’s infidelity, he takes refuge in his house on the Bay of Naples and begins to write his memoirs. Yet to stir up the past can be dangerous. From his earliest meetings with Julius Caesar, through the epic conflict with Mark Antony and Cleopatra, the great naval battle of Actium and the endless wars to expand the empire, he describes how one man has dominated his life: the cunning, ruthless, unknowable Octavius.
When it comes to power, does friendship exist at all?
This audiobook ends with an exclusive Q&A between Robert Harris and narrator Simon Russell Beale.
'A master storyteller' OBSERVER
'The king of the page-turning thriller' i PAPER
'Harris's cleverness, judgment and eye for detail are second to none' SUNDAY TIMES
'Harris writes with a skill and ingenuity that few other novelists can match' FINANCIAL TIMES
'A master of historical fiction' TLS
© Robert Harris 2026 (P) Penguin Audio 2026
| Author | Robert Harris |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Simon Russell Beale, Robert Harris |
| Duration | 9 hours and 55 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781804957714 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Cornerstone |
| Genre | Historical fiction, Political / legal thriller |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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