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      Defender of Rome

      by Douglas Jackson
      Published
      Aug 2012
      Main Genre
      Historical Historical
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      432
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      Gaius Valerius Verrens Book 2

      About This Book

      This riveting and action-packed historical thriller from bestselling author Douglas Jackson is real edge of your seat stuff! Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane.

      Readers are loving Gaius Valerius Verrens!
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      Gaius Valerius Verrens       returns to Rome from the successful campaign against Boudicca in Britain. But he is not the man he once was - scarred both physically and emotionally by the battles he has fought. And neither is Rome the same city as the one he left.

      The Emperor Nero       grows increasingly paranoid. There is talk of a new threat, one found within the walls of Rome itself. A new religious sect, the followers of Christus, deny Nero's divinity and are rumoured to be spreading sedition.

      Nero calls on Valerius to seek out this rebel sect and to capture their leader. Failure would be to forfeit his life, and the lives of twenty thousand Judaeans living in Rome.

      But as Valerius begins his search, a quest which will take him to the edge of the empire, he will discover that success may cost him nearly as much as failure.

      Gaius Valerius Verrens's adventures continue in Avenger of Rome.

      Series Placement

      Book 2
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      Genres & Themes

      Genres

      General Fiction

      Subgenres

      Historical

      Themes

      Military

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      First Edition Aug 2012 Transworld (UK) ISBN 0552167258
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      Sep 2011 Random House AudioBooks ISBN B005KFQGX0
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