Nero

Deft and robust storytelling, that whips through the history with plenty of blood, guts and plot-twists * The Times * This pacy, bloody and impeccably researched novel will have you on tenter-hooks throughout * iNews * It’s another stonking read from one of the world’s leading authors of historical fiction, Iggulden’s flair for bringing the past to life and passion for historical sparkling like a polished legionary’s gladius … Conn Igguden remains a hero to history … [A] Blockbuster historical novel * Daily Express * With merciless power and back-stabbing violence, this is an enticing trilogy * Woman’s Weekly * Iggulden, a master of the historical novel, again turns his attention to ancient Rome […] He is uncommonly adept at summoning appearance and personality, at building exhilarating action scenes […] Lydia Leonard narrates the novel […] her strong voice carries the ring of the notorious woman’s forceful will but softens into tenderness when she addresses her horrid little son, Lucius. Leonard modulates her tones to capture the many other characters, including the subtly stammering Claudius, and does it so deftly that there is no confusion about who is speaking when * Washington Post, audiobooks to get you through the summer heat *

CONN IGGULDEN is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today, with bestselling series on Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan and the Wars of the Roses, as well as two stand-alone novels- Dunstan, set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England and The Falcon of Sparta, in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. Both instalments of his Athenian series, The Gates of Athens and Protector, and his recent Golden Age series, Lion and Empire, are Sunday Times bestsellers. Tyrant follows on from the Sunday Times bestselling Nero in Iggulden’s most recent series.