{"product_id":"tyrant-9781639368891","title":"Tyrant","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom New York Times bestselling author Conn Iggulden, the second novel in this new trilogy finds newly-crowned Emperor Nero fending off court rivals while embracing his fate as the most feared, notorious ruler in Roman history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAncient Rome, 50 AD. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Agrippina secures her son Lucius's fate through her marriage to Emperor Claudius. Though more intelligent than her previous husbands--and with a power that is absolute--for a time she bends her husband to her will. Claudius is gentle as a lamb with a rope around its neck. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So it is, that Lucius is adopted into the imperial family and becomes Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But this is merely the first of many moves in the game of power. As mother and son risk everything--their alliances and betrayals, their cruelties and crimes, their brilliance and their ambition--this vivid tapestry is brought brilliantly to life by Conn Iggulden in T\u003ci\u003eyrant\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eConn Iggulden \u003c\/b\u003eis one of the most acclaimed authors of historical fiction writing today. Among his numerous bestselling novels, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eNero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Abbot's Tale, The Falcon of Sparta, The Gates of Athens, Protector, Lion, and Empire\u003c\/i\u003e, all available from Pegasus Books. Conn lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298755150098,"sku":"9781639368891","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7d2c43be-9104-4f23-b5ba-79ed53694cc5.jpg?v=1747833222","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/tyrant-9781639368891","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}