In the shadow of Sicily's Mount Etna, a brutal rebellion is about to erupt . . .
The scorching new historical thriller from Sunday Times bestseller and Ancient Rome expert, Harry Sidebottom.
'What Bernard Cornwell is to the Napoleonic Wars, Harry Sidebottom is to Roman legions: unassailable' - THE TIMES
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AD265 - Sicily, Ancient Rome: In the shadow of Mount Etna, slaves are rising up. As the rebel leader declares Sicily the new land of the free, men and women are slaughtered, and cities across the island are sacked and burned.
When a ship is wrecked off the island's west coast, all but two survivors are cut down in the surf by the rebel slaves. Ballista, an experienced Roman soldier, has always found a way to survive against the odds - but his son Marcus is still just a boy.
With the burning road stretching out ahead of them, father and son must cross the war-ravaged island in a race against time to save the rest of his family, and somehow find a way to extinguish the brutal rebellion, before it all goes up in flames.
THE BURNING ROAD is the scorching new thriller from one of the world's best historical novelists - for fans of Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden, Ben Kane and Bernard Cornwell.
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Praise for Harry Sidebottom's historical thrillers:
'A storming triumph' - DAILY TELEGRAPH
'An extraordinarily vivid take on the ancient world' - EVENING STANDARD
'Absorbing, rich in detail and brilliant' - THE TIMES
'Relentless, brutal, brilliant' - BEN KANE Harry Sidebottom teaches Ancient History at Oxford University. His career as a novelist began with his Warrior of Rome series, which has sold over half a million copies. His next series, Throne of Caesars, was equally acclaimed. The Last Hour and The Burning Road introduced us once again to Marcus Clodius Ballista, hero of the Warrior of Rome books. The Shadow King is his fifteenth novel, and his first set in Ancient Greece. Gladiator meets Cormac McCarthy's The Road in the brilliant new thriller from the country's leading Ancient Rome expert. ZAFFRE'S ROMAN HISTORICAL FICTION BRAND: Sunday Times bestselling Harry Sidebottom has sold over 450,000 copies through the TCM, and his Warrior of Rome series is one of the biggest selling Roman Military series in the UK. THE GENRE'S ONLY EXPERT: Currently teaching Ancient History at Oxford University, Sidebottom brings together his unrivalled knowledge of Roman history with gripping, page-turning stories. THE RETURN is his best novel yet. CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED: Harry's books receive glowing praise from both authors and the media; his fans include Ben Kane, Rory Clement, Andrew Taylor & Donna Leon. He regularly gets rave reviews in The Times, Express, Daily Mail, Evening Standard and other broadsheet newspapers.
