The Beasts In The Arena: A short story and sampler from Romanitas

· Hachette UK
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80
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A gripping short story, set in the world of Romanitas, plus an extended extract of Romanitas, chronicling the fortunes of the Roman Empire in a paralellel modern world . . .

The Roman Empire stretches from India in the East to the Great Wall of Terranova in the West. A runaway slave girl with a strange gift sets out to rescue her brother and seize her freedom, while the young heir to the Imperial throne discovers a plot against his life.

For all three, the only way to survive may shake the Empire to its roots.

A fast-moving, compelling story, brilliantly imagined - CONN IGGULDEN

[A] hugely imaginative debut - DAILY MIRROR

A thoroughly good read ... vividly imagined ... elegant, lively writing - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

About the author

Sophia McDougall studied English at Oxford. She lives in Feltham where she also writes plays and poetry. The ROMANITAS trilogy was her first series of novels.

Yuo can learn more at www.sophiamcdougall.com or by following @McDougallSophia on twitter.

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