Jackson has always been fascinated by history and combined with his love for reading. Seven further novels featuring valerius have followed the most recent being glory of rome and have won critical. Hero of rome by douglas jackson, 97805521636, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Nero calls on his hero of rome to become a defender of rome, to seek out this rebel sect, to capture their leader, a man known as petrus. Verrens, back from britannica where he survived the massacre at colonium by boudiccas rebellion, is adrift in the politics of neros rome. Defender of rome by douglas jackson gaius valerius verrens returns to rome from the successful campaign against boudicca in britain. This marvellous book is already the 8th instalment of the fabulous gaius valerius verrens series by the author douglas jackson. The calm, assured, precise and evocative prose is dotted with little hints of romes history and continuing relevance. Now hailed a hero of rome, valerius is not the man he once was scarred both physically and emotionally by the battles he has fought, his sister. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Jackson had told me the second book was quite a bit different from the first book in the series, so at this point i had reservations about the.
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Defender of rome by douglas jackson, paperback barnes. Defender of rome gaius valerius verrens paperback august 20, 2012 by douglas jackson author. Now hailed a hero of rome, valerius is not the man he once was scarred both physically and emotionally by the battles he has fought, his sister is mortally ill, his father in selfimposed exile. Buy defender of rome large type large print edition by douglas jackson isbn. Defender of rome book by douglas jackson 5 available. A journalist on local and national newspapers for 36 years, jackson left the scotsman where he was assistant editor, in 2009 to become a fulltime writer. Now hailed a hero of rome, valerius is not the man he once. Defender of rome livros na amazon brasil 9780593065143. Defender of rome, the second in douglas jacksons of rome series, was an absolute pleasure to read, from start to finish. Buy defender of rome book online at best prices in india on. Gaius valerius verrens 2 ebook written by douglas jackson. I was born in jedburgh on the border between england and scotland in the summer of 1956.
His first novel was the critically acclaimed caligula that was published in 2008. Defender of rome by douglas jackson penguin books australia. Douglas jackson is the author of the successful historical novels caligula and claudius and my next book hero of rome, the first of a new trilogy, will be published in july 2010. Failure would be to forfeit his life, and the lives of 20,000 judaeans living in rome. Having read all of douglas jacksons previous books and thoroughly enjoyed them, i was really looking forward to defender of rome but to be honest i didnt know if this story would live up to his last, hero of rome which for me was an absolutely brilliant story set in britannia at the time of the iceni revolt in ad 61. Douglas jackson is a scottish novelist that hails from jedburgh, scottish borders. Buy defender of rome book online at low prices in india. A journalist by profession, douglas jackson transformed a lifelong fascination for rome and the romans in to his first two highlypraised novels, caligula and claudius. In this battle he earns the accolade of hero of rome but where will that title lead him next. Douglas jackson is rapidly developing a reputation as one of the best historical novelists writing today. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Defender of rome by douglas jackson pdf, epub ebook d0wnl0ad the second valerius verrens book delivers a powerful mix of gripping historical research with first class storytelling gaius valerius verrens returns to rome from the successful campaign against boudicca in britain.
Defender of rome publishers summary gaius valerius verrens returns to rome from the successful campaign against boudicca in britain. He turned a lifelong fascination for rome and the romans into his first two novels, caligula and claudius. It will be followed on 18 august 2011, by defender of rome. Jackson grew up in the town of jedburgh in the scottish borders. One of the best historical fiction books i have listened to this year, if not all time.
Having read all of douglas jacksons previous books and thoroughly enjoyed them, i was really looking forward to defender of rome but to be honest i didnt know if this story would live up to his last, hero of rome which for me was an absolutely brilliant story set in. Kindle books kindle unlimited prime reading bestsellers kindle daily deal. Defender of rome is the second title in his series featuring gaius valerius verrens. Douglas jackson audio books, best sellers, author bio. Defender of rome by douglas jackson used very good. Gaius valerius verrens returns to rome from the successful campaign against boudicca in britain. Where does defender of rome rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far. Defender of rome has 5 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. His luck at being born in a place so full of history of bloody warfare that it was believed ghosts from thousands of years before haunted it got him interested in history and historical fiction. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read defender of rome. Once again the historical details concerning this tale have been very well researched and explained within the historical note at the end of the book, where you can find also a fine documented glossary. This book lacked the energy and passion that made his previous novel so successful. Defender of rome, by jackson, douglas 2012 paperback.
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