Emperor: The Death of Kings (The Emperor Series) - Softcover

In the second volume of a four-part saga chronicling Julius Caesar's rise to power, the great Roman leader is captured and ransomed by pirates and left to seek revenge on foreign soil, until he is reunited with his lifelong friend, Marcus Brutus, to protect the city of Rome from a blood uprising led by rebel slave Spartacus. By the author of Emperor: The Gates of Rome. Reprint.

In a stunning depiction of one of the most intriguing periods in history, Conn Iggulden flawlessly recaptures the grand, heroic--and sometimes brutal--details of Julius Caesar's rise to power with storytelling genius. Now, in the second installment of this four-part cycle, the unbreakable Julius Caesar will be ransomed by pirates and left to seek vengeance on foreign soil. But his reunion with Marcus Brutus will be prove to be his true test as the two lifelong friends advance to fight for Rome in a bloody uprising led by Spartacus. Featuring bold new characters, a passionate love triangle, and intriguing historical details, this is an action-packed epic for all fans of historical fiction and marks a new pinnacle in the grand tradition of heroic tales.