{"product_id":"lion-of-the-sun","title":"Lion Of The Sun","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover explosive action and white-knuckle drama in the spectacular second instalment in Harry Sidebottom''s vivid five-part series, perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Mesopotamia, AD 260\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Betrayed by his most trusted adviser, the Roman Emperor Valerian has been captured by the Sassanid barbarians. The shame of the vanquished beats down mercilessly like the white sun, as the frail old emperor prostrates himself before Shapur, King of Kings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ballista vows to avenge those who have brought the empire to the brink of destruction with their treachery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne day, maybe not soon, but one day, I will kill you . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut first he must decide what price he will pay for his own freedom. Only the fearless and only those whom the gods will spare from hell can now save the empire from a catastrophic ending.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ballista, the Warrior of Rome, faces his greatest challenge yet . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for Harry Sidebottom\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Sidebottom''s prose blazes with searing scholarship''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction'' \u003c\/b\u003eAndrew Taylor, author of\u003ci\u003e The American Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57319967588734,"sku":"NW9780141032313","price":10.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141032313.jpg?v=1778243381","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/lion-of-the-sun","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}