Book description
While the army of the Goths makes war, the Romans may live in
peace!' AD 468. With the last Roman emperor of the West deposed, the
Empire is in ruins Â- a plaything for the barbarian armies that
rampage across it. This extraordinary story spans Europe, from the
intrigues of Constantinople to the battlefields of the future France,
North Africa and the Balkans, tracing the rise of Theoderic the Goth
to a pinnacle of power and wealth. Ross Laidlaw was born in Aberdeen
and educated at Cambridge University. He has worked and travelled
extensively in Southern Africa and currently lives in East Lothian.
Ross Laidlaw was born in Aberdeen and educated at Cambridge
University. He has worked and travelled extensively in Southern Africa
and currently lives in East Lothian, His novels include the much
acclaimed The Lion Rampant, The Linton Porcupine, Aphra Behn: Dispatch'd
from Athole, Attila: The Scourge of God, Theoderic and Justinian: The
Sleepless One.
