{"product_id":"para-bellum-9781804540336","title":"Para Bellum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful new novel set in the fourth-century Roman Empire by critically acclaimed historical novelist Simon Turney, \u003ci\u003ePara Bellum\u003c\/i\u003e will delight fans of Scarrow, Kane and Cornwell.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAD 381.\u003c\/b\u003e Five years have gone by since a Roman governor ordered the deaths of a Gothic king and his attendants at a feast in their honour. This disastrous act led to warfare in the Roman Empire and the death of the Emperor Valens. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Empire is now at peace, but the powerful brother of the murdered king has sworn revenge on the regicides, and will not rest until they are hunted down. For the eight legionaries who carried out the killings, the bloodshed is only just beginning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlavius Focalis is one of those legionaries. After narrowly surviving an attempt on his life, Focalis seeks to warn his former comrades, for he knows their enemy is implacable. So begins a deadly game of cat-and-mouse across the Empire, with far more than eight lives at stake. For war is coming - and the only question is: do they die now, or die later? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'You should be reading Simon Turney' \u003cb\u003eAnthony Riches\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Turney\u003c\/b\u003e is from Yorkshire and, having spent much of his childhood visiting historic sites, fell in love with the Roman heritage of the region. His fascination with the ancient world snowballed from there with great interest in Rome, Egypt, Greece and Byzantium. His works include the Marius' Mules and Praetorian series, the Tales of the Empire and The Damned Emperor series, and the Rise of Emperors books with Gordon Doherty. He lives in North Yorkshire with his family.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Head of Zeus -- An Aries Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50488404508946,"sku":"9781804540336","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d1e038c7-eb8a-4641-9c6c-47abfb4d8072.jpg?v=1730477682","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/para-bellum-9781804540336","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}