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The Exiled
- Author
- David Barbaree
- Narrator
- Jonathan Keeble
- Publisher
- Zaffre
- Publish Date
- 27 June 2019
- Run Time
- 10 hours 28 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
A.D. 79. Parthia is gripped by civil war. One king vying for the throne, desperate for help, welcomes an alliance from an unlikely source: a man claiming to be Nero, the dethroned Roman emperor.
Meanwhile, young Gaius wishes he could spend his summer on the Bay of Naples amongst his books. Instead Pliny, the famous admiral, has sent him to befriend the nephew of Ulpius, the mysterious blind senator from Spain. A man Pliny does not trust.
But when a Parthian hostage is nearly killed, days before Parthian emissaries are expected, and as rumours of the False Nero entering the land reaches Rome, Gaius and Pliny race to learn how these events are connected.
As the political intrigue comes to a head, something happens that only the mysterious clairvoyant Sibyl could have foreseen: Mount Vesuvius erupts, and black ash fills the sky . . .
Praise for David Barbaree:
'Outstanding. An extraordinary recreation of ancient Rome. Miss this at your peril' Ben Kane
'Marvellous . . . an astonishing tale' Sunday Express
'Extraordinary first novel... the best bits of Roman history but with an original new twist!' Lancashire Evening Post
'A blinder! 5 stars' Weekend Sport
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Details
- Author
- David Barbaree
- Narrator
- Jonathan Keeble
- Duration
- 10 hours 28 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 June 2019
- ISBN
- 9781785769573
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Zaffre
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Political / legal thriller
Synopsis
A gripping historical thriller for fans of Robert Harris's Cicero trilogyA.D. 79. Parthia is gripped by civil war. One king vying for the throne, desperate for help, welcomes an alliance from an unlikely source: a man claiming to be Nero, the dethroned Roman emperor.Meanwhile, young Gaius wishes he could spend his summer on the Bay of Naples amongst his books. Instead Pliny, the famous admiral, has sent him to befriend the nephew of Ulpius, the mysterious blind senator from Spain. A man Pliny does not trust. But when a Parthian hostage is nearly killed, days before Parthian emissaries are expected, and as rumours of the False Nero entering the land reaches Rome, Gaius and Pliny race to learn how these events are connected.As the political intrigue comes to a head, something happens that only the mysterious clairvoyant Sibyl could have foreseen: Mount Vesuvius erupts, and black ash fills the sky . . . Praise for David Barbaree:'Outstanding. An extraordinary recreation of ancient Rome. Miss this at your peril' Ben Kane'Marvellous . . . an astonishing tale' Sunday Express'Extraordinary first novel... the best bits of Roman history but with an original new twist!' Lancashire Evening Post'A blinder! 5 stars' Weekend Sport
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