A page turner from beginning to end... A damn fine read Ben Kane. Four Emperors. Two Friends. One Destiny. The Rise of Emperors series is first-rate Roman fiction, with Doherty and Turney breathing life into their respective characters with insight and humanity. The Times praises Turney's Commodus for its nuanced portrait of an intriguing emperor, and Douglas Jackson's Hero of Rome for its meticulously researched and vivid reimagining of an almost forgotten civilisation. James Tivendale of Grimdark Magazine describes Sons of Rome as an intriguing and highly polished piece of historical fiction.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 528 pages
Publication date: 01 April 2021
Publisher: Head of Zeus

A page turner from beginning to end... A damn fine read Ben Kane. Four Emperors. Two Friends. One Destiny. As twilight descends on the 3rd century AD,the Roman Empire is but a shadow of its former self. Decades of usurping emperors,splinter kingdoms and savage wars have left the people beleaguered,the armies weary and the future uncertain. And into this chaos Emperor Diocletian steps,reforming the succession to allow for not one emperor to rule the world,but four. Meanwhile,two boys share a chance meeting in the great city of Treverorum as Diocletian s dream is announced to the imperial court. Throughout the years that follow,they share heartbreak and glory as that dream sours and the empire endures an era of tyranny and dread. Their lives are inextricably linked,their destinies ever-converging as they rise through Rome s savage stations,to the zenith of empire. For Constantine and Maxentius,the purple robes beckon... Praise for Gordon Doherty and Simon Turney: A page turner from beginning to end... A damn fine read Ben Kane,author of Lionheart The Rise of Emperors series is first-rate Roman fiction. Doherty and Turney each breathe life into their respective characters with insight and humanity Matthew Harffy,author of Wolf of Wessex A nuanced portrait of an intriguing emperor The Times (on Turney s Commodus ) A meticulously researched and vivid reimagining of an almost forgotten civilisation Douglas Jackson,author of Hero of Rome (on Doherty s Empires of Bronze ) Sons of Rome is an intriguing and highly polished piece of historical fiction James Tivendale from Grimdark Magazine

A Page-Turner from Beginning to End

A Damn Fine Read

Ben Kane

Four Emperors

Two Friends

One Destiny

As twilight descends on the 3rd century AD, the Roman Empire is but a shadow of its former self

Decades of usurping emperors, splinter kingdoms, and savage wars have left the people beleaguered, the armies weary, and the future uncertain

And into this chaos, Emperor Diocletian steps, reforming the succession to allow for not one emperor to rule the world, but four

Meanwhile, two boys share a chance meeting in the great city of Treverorum as Diocletian's dream is announced to the imperial court

Throughout the years that follow, they share heartbreak and glory as that dream sours and the empire endures an era of tyranny and dread

Their lives are inextricably linked, their destinies ever-converging as they rise through Rome's savage stations, to the zenith of empire

For Constantine and Maxentius, the purple robes beckon

Praise for Gordon Doherty and Simon Turney

A page-turner from beginning to end

A damn fine read

Ben Kane, author of "Lionheart"

The Rise of Emperors series is first-rate Roman fiction

Doherty and Turney each breathe life into their respective characters with insight and humanity

Matthew Harffy, author of "Wolf of Wessex"

A nuanced portrait of an intriguing emperor

The Times

(on Turney's "Commodus")

A meticulously researched and vivid reimagining of an almost forgotten civilisation

Douglas Jackson, author of "Hero of Rome"

(on Doherty's "Empires of Bronze")

Sons of Rome is an intriguing and highly polished piece of historical fiction

James Tivendale from "Grimdark Magazine"

Weight: 356g
Dimension: 132 x 198 x 37 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781800242029