The Supreme Warrior - Softcover

Fascinating ... packed with action, detail and strong interesting characterisation ... excellently written (Historical Novels Review)

The storyline is compelling and the attention to historical detail and empathy is equally absorbing (School Librarian)

A gripping read, packed with information and ideas (Books For Keeps)

Rich with vividly drawn characters and packed with exciting and audacious plots and plans, not to mention breathtakingly described exploits and fights in the arena, this novel tingles with atmosphere. The storyline is compelling and the attention to historical detail and empathy is equally absorbing. The reader becomes immersed ... Recommended highly as an historical source, with a short, useful introduction and a helpful glossary, this pulsating tale leads us through the year of the four Emperors and conjures up Roman life in a fresh and evocative way. (Alison Hurst, School Librarian)

Hendry brings all her dramatic skills into play to keep the plot racing at breakneck speed, moving constantly between light and dark; the whole underpinned by a fascinating and well-researched evocation of Roman life and times (Nairshire Telegraph)

Hendry paints a vivid picture of the terrible excesses of Nero's Rome in its final days ... A gripping read, packed with information and ideas. 4 stars (out of 5). (Books for Keeps)