Nero

In Conn Iggulden's novel, Nero, the last of the Julio-Claudian emperors, is born into a world of danger and intrigue. His mother, Agrippina, faces soldiers, senators, rivals, and silver-tongued pretenders, all vying for position. She must make her son Nero into Rome itself, but first, they must survive.

Format: Hardback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 23 May 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Travel to the heart of a Roman dynasty drenched in danger and intrigue in master storyteller Conn Iggulden's bold and brilliant return to Rome as he tells the story of NERO, the last of the Julio-Claudian emperors. Deft and robust storytelling, that whips through the history with plenty of blood, guts, and plot-twists. The Times. Epic and in a class of his own. Daily Mirror. ---- ANCIENT ROME, AD 37. It begins with a man's hand curled around another's throat. Emperor Tiberius first dispatches a traitor. Then his whole family. Next, all his friends. It is as if he never existed. THIS IS ROMAN JUSTICE. Into this fevered forum, a child is born. His mother is Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus. But their imperial blood is no protection. The closer you are to the heart of the empire, the closer you are to power, intrigue, and danger. She faces soldiers, senators, rivals, silver-tongued pretenders, each vying for position. One mistake risks exile, incarceration, execution. Or, worst of all, the loss of her infant son. For Agrippina knows that opportunity waits, even in your darkest moments. Her son is everything. She can make this boy, shape him into Rome itself – the one all must kneel before. BUT FIRST, THEY MUST SURVIVE. This then is the story of Nero's birth and raising under the watchful and scheming eye of his mother Agrippina – a woman every man crossed at his peril. ---- PRAISE FOR CONN IGGULDEN. Breakthtakingly good. Bernard Cornwell. 'Magnificent. The Times. Pacy and propulsive, cracking with energy, violence, and stirring speeches, Iggulden chronicles power struggles, political machinations, and the bloodthirsty ravages of up-close combat. Daily Mail. Readers love Nero.

Weight: 640g
Dimension: 164 x 243 x 42 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241587324