{"product_id":"warrior-of-rome-the-amber-road","title":"Warrior Of Rome The Amber Road By Sidebottom, Harry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWarrior of Rome: The Amber Road\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eis the sixth book in Harry Sidebottom''s Warrior of Rome series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e AD 264 - The Roman Empire is torn in two. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The western provinces - Gaul, Spain and Britain - have been seized by the pretender Postumus. To the east, on the plains of northern Italy, the armies of the emperor Gallienus muster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e War is coming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Everyone must choose a side.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e On a mission shrouded in secrecy and suspicion, Ballista must journey \u003ci\u003eThe Amber Road \u003c\/i\u003eto the far north to Hyperborea, back to his original home and the people of his birth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A fearsome, masked warlord attacks, bringing fire and sword against the Angles. Yet not all welcome Ballista`s return.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Does treachery pose the greatest danger?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dr Harry Sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama. Fans of Bernard Cornwell will love Sidebottom''s recreation of the ancient world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for Harry Sidebottom:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e''Sidebottom''s prose blazes with searing scholarship'' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction'' Andrew Taylor, author of \u003ci\u003eThe American Boy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eDr. Harry Sidebottom is Fellow of St Benets Hall, and Lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57549257703806,"sku":"NW9780141046181","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141046181.jpg?v=1783138785","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/warrior-of-rome-the-amber-road","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}