Three fearless men are drawn into the endless battles of ancient
Rome's Fiery War, fighting for power, for victory, for survival -
and above all, for honour.
Brennos, the barbarian leader of the Celtic tribes, faces bloody
personal consequences when his enemies hatch a vicious assassination
plot. Aquila, now fighting for Rome, carries with him his lucky
talisman; a golden amulet shaped like an eagle in flight, the only
clue to his true identity. And Marcellus, son of Rome's most
powerful senator, must find within himself the ability to lead men
into battle - and to win.
Jack Ludlow is the pen-name of writer David Donachie, who was born
in Edinburgh in 1944. He has always had an abiding interest in the
Roman Republic as well as the naval history of the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries, which he drew on for the many historical
adventure novels he has set in that period. David lives in Deal with
his partner, the novelist Sarah Grazebrook.
