{"product_id":"commodus-isbn-9781474607360","title":"Commodus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Astonishing . . . A fascinating, detailed and dramatic story of one of Rome's most notorious emperors'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e SUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommodus\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant, thrilling novel about one of Rome's most intriguing - and notorious - emperors, for fans of Simon Scarrow, Conn Iggulden, Christian Cameron, Ben Kane and Harry Sidebottom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRome is enjoying a period of stability and prosperity. The Empire's borders are growing, and there are two sons in the imperial succession for the first time in Rome's history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut all is not as it appears. Cracks are beginning to show. Two decades of war have taken their toll, and there are whispers of a sickness in the East. The Empire stands on the brink of true disaster, an age of gold giving way to one of iron and rust, a time of reason and strength sliding into hunger and pain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe decline may yet be halted, though. One man tries to hold the fracturing empire together. To Rome, he is their emperor, their Hercules, their Commodus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Commodus is breaking up himself, and when the darkness grips, only one woman can hold \u003ci\u003ehim \u003c\/i\u003etogether. To Rome she was nothing. The plaything of the emperor. To Commodus, she was everything. She was Marcia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eCaligula \u003c\/i\u003e('an engrossing new spin on a well-known tale' - \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e) comes the new novel in The Damned Emperors series: \u003ci\u003eCommodus\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eWHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT THE DAMNED EMPEROR SERIES\u003c\/u\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eCommodus\u003c\/i\u003e by Simon Turney is \u003cb\u003emy sort of historical fiction \u003c\/b\u003e- people who actually lived - with their lives told in an intriguing and interesting way' - Amazon review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Truly \u003cb\u003ea magnificent read\u003c\/b\u003e, insightful, powerful, emotional and gripping from the start' - Amazon review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Simon Turner is \u003cb\u003ea first class writer\u003c\/b\u003e, and he certainly did his research well' Amazon review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44895044436197,"sku":"NP9781474607360","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/O_6e2d1605-1e07-4d52-bd32-33c827ef1eaa.jpg?v=1773101399","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/commodus-isbn-9781474607360","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}